Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Early Reading First -- Chapter 2 -- Oral Language Development: Emerging Vocabulary, Expressive Language, and Listening Comprehension -- Chapter 3 -- Alphabetic Knowledge -- Chapter 4 -- Phonological Awareness: Giving Early Learners an Advantage When Learning to Read -- Chapter 5 -- Print Awareness -- Chapter 6 -- Designing Early Literacy Classrooms of Excellence -- Resources -- References -- Index
Summary
This reader-friendly resource examines the key elements of Early Reading First to help teachers foster the language, cognitive, and early reading skills critical to young children's success in kindergarten
