Current research increasingly highlights the role of early literacy in young children's development--and facilitates the growth of practices and policies that promote success among diverse learners. The Handbook of Early Literacy Research presents cutting-edge knowledge on all aspects of literacy learning in the preschool years. Volume 1 covers such essential topics as major theories of early literacy; writing development; understanding learning disabilities, including early intervention approaches; cultural and socioeconomic contexts of literacy development; and tutoring programs and other special intervention efforts.
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Bringing together prominent scholars, this book shows how 21st-century research and theory can inform everyday instructional practices in early childhood classrooms (PreK-3).
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The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the essential reference on research on early childhood education throughout the world.
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There is also evidence that the writing of children in grades 1–3 improves over time when word processing is their primary mode for composing (Graham et al., 2012). Teaching Students to Write To ...