Best Practices in Early Literacy Instruction

By Diane M. Barone

Book Overview

Bringing together prominent scholars, this book shows how 21st-century research and theory can inform everyday instructional practices in early childhood classrooms (PreK-3). Coverage includes foundational topics such as alphabet learning, phonological awareness, oral language development, and learning to write, as well as cutting-edge topics such as digital literacy, informational texts, and response to intervention. Every chapter features guiding questions; an overview of ideas and findings on the topic at hand; specific suggestions for improving instruction, assessment, and/or the classroom environment; and an engrossing example of the practices in action.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462511562
• ISBN13: 9781462511563
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.8"