Effective Early Literacy Practice: Here's How, Here's Why

Which early literacy research really warrants attention, why is it so important, and how can teachers best help young children learn to read? Educators will find the answers in this concise volume, which captures the most reliable early literacy knowledge and turns those concepts into strategies to use with diverse learners at different skill levels. Top early literacy experts give education professionals the research that matters on the most important issues they'll encounter: assessment of early literacy skills, environmental print, comprehension, shared storybook reading, professional development, classroom environment, English language learners, invented spelling, the home-school connection.