First Steps Toward Literacy
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Literacy Development in Young Children
by Diana Masny
http://www.cfc-efc.ca/docs/cccf/00000049.htm
This article from Child & Family Canada, emphasizes the socioemotional context of literacy development, in particular the role of play in literacy.
Promoting Young Children's Early Literacy
by Sara Gable, Ph.D.
http://missourifamilies.org/features/childcarearticles/
childcare3.htm
This article highlights two key components of early literacy: phonological awareness and phonemic awareness.
Using Software to Support Children's Writing
by Carol Bell and Marisa Beard
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mimacp/wiu/articles/writ.html
The authors of this article link appropriate software to each stage of children's development of writing skills.
Early Literacy Instruction: Research Applications in the Classrooms
by Chia-Hui Lin
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed459424.html
This digest from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading reports on the indepth research on early literacy conducted in the past several decades and how it can be translated into practice.
Language and Literacy Environments in Preschools
by Catherine Snow, M. Mary Burns, and Peg Griffin
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed446341.html
This ERIC Digest excerpts material included in the authors' hallmark book (1999), Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children.
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