Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Volume 1

by Neuman, Susan B.; Dickinson, David K.

• ISBN13: 9781572306530
• ISBN10: 157230653X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-13
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

The field of early literacy has seen significant recent advances in theory, research, and practice. This volume brings together leading authorities to report on current findings, integrate insights from different disciplinary perspectives, and explore ways to provide children with the strongest possible literacy foundations in the first 6 years of life. The "Handbook first addresses broad questions about the nature of emergent literacy, summarizing current knowledge on cognitive pathways, biological underpinnings, and the importance of cultural contexts. Chapters in subsequent sections examine various strands of knowledge and skills that emerge as children become literate, as well as the role played by experiences with peers and families. Particular attention is devoted to the challenges involved in making schools work for all children, including members of linguistic and ethnic minority groups and children living in poverty. Finally, approaches to instruction, assessment, and early intervention are described, and up-to-date research on their effectiveness is presented.

Author Biography

Susan B. Neuman, PhD, is Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Michigan and Director of the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Ability (CIERA). In 2001, she was appointed Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Her interests include beginning reading and writing, family literacy, and parent involvement. Formerly, she was a Professor at Temple University for 10 years, where she coordinated the Reading and Language Arts Program. She has published over 100 journal articles and several books.

David K. Dickinson, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist at the Education Development Center (EDC) in Newton, Massachusetts. Previously, he was an elementary school teacher for 5 years. He then served as Director of Teacher Education at the Child Study Department at Tufts University and the Education Department at Clark University. He moved to EDC to direct the New England Research Center on Head Start Quality, and has been working since 1994 on developing and studying an approach to helping preschool teachers more effectively support children's language and literacy. Coauthor or editor of several books, Dr. Dickinson has reported his research in over 50 articles and chapters.

Table of Contents

I. WAYS OF CONCEPTUALIZING EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
Introduction	3	(8)
Susan B. Neuman
David K. Dickinson
Emergent Literacy: Development from Prereaders to Readers	11	(19)
Grover J. Whitehurst
Christopher J. Lonigan
A Sociocultural Perspective on Early Literacy Development	30	(13)
James Paul Gee
Literacy and Oral Language: Implications for Early Literacy Acquisition	43	(11)
Rita Watson
Some Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in Studying Literacy in Social Context	54	(12)
A. D. Pellegrini
Alphabetic Anxiety and Explicit, Systematic Phonics Instruction: A Cognitive Science Perspective	66	(15)
Marilyn J. Adams
Brains, Genes, and Environment in Reading Development	81	(16)
Richard K. Olson
Javier Gayan
II. STRANDS OF EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
Connecting Early Language and Literacy to Later Reading (Dis)abilities: Evidence, Theory, and Practice	97	(14)
Hollis S. Scarborough
Early Phonological Development and the Acquisition of Literacy	111	(15)
Usha Goswami
Writing and Children's Symbolic Repertoires: Development Unhinged	126	(16)
Anne Haas Dyson
Invented Spelling, Phonemic Awareness, and Reading and Writing Instruction	142	(17)
Donald J. Richgels
III. HOME AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES
Young Bilingual Children and Early Literacy Development	159	(20)
Patton O. Tabors
Catherine E. Snow
Joint Caregiver-Child Storybook Reading: A Route to Literacy Development	179	(13)
Adriana G. Bus
Early Language and Literacy Skills in Low-Income African American and Hispanic Children	192	(19)
Lynne Vernon-Feagans
Carol Scheffner Hammer
Adele Miccio
Elizabeth Manlove
Making Schools Work for Low-Income Families in the 21st Century	211	(21)
Claude Goldenburg
The Complex Interplay between Biology and Environment: Otitis Media and Mediating Effects on Early Literacy Development	232	(13)
Joanne E. Roberts
Margaret R. Burchinal
IV. SCHOOLING INFLUENCES: THE PRESCHOOL YEARS
Early Literacy and Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Rethinking the Paradigm	245	(18)
Rebecca S. New
The Nature and Impact of Early Childhood Care Environments on the Language and Early Literacy Development of Children from Low-Income Families	263	(18)
David K. Dickinson
Kimberley E. Sprague
Environment and Its Influences for Early Literacy Teaching and Learning	281	(14)
Kathleen Roskos
Susan B. Neuman
V. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES
Emergent Literacy Skills, Early Instruction, and Individual Differences as Determinants of Difficulties in Learning to Read: The Case for Early Intervention	295	(27)
Frank R. Vellutino
Donna M. Scanlon
Early Intervention for African American Children Considered to Be at Risk	322	(11)
Dorothy S. Strickland
Teaching Phonics and Phonological Awareness	333	(15)
Steven A. Stahl
Literature-Based Instruction in the Early Years	348	(13)
Lesley Mandel Morrow
Linda B. Gambrell
The Texts of Beginning Reading Instruction	361	(16)
Elfrieda H. Hiebert
Leigh Ann Martin
Early Literacy Development: The Case for ``Informed Assessment''	377	(13)
Peter H. Johnston
Rebecca Rogers
Assessing the Literacy of Young Children: The Case for Multiple Forms of Evidence	390	(31)
Terry Salinger
VI. SPECIAL INTERVENTION EFFORTS
Preschool Education for Economically Disadvantaged Children: Effects on Reading Achievement and Related Outcomes	421	(23)
W. Steven Barnett
Intergenerational Family Literacy: Concepts, Research, and Practice	444	(15)
Barbara Hanna Wasik
Dionne R. Dobbins
Suzannah Herrmann
The Complex World of One-on-One Tutoring	459	(12)
Marcia A. Invernizzi
Title 1 and Special Education: Support for Children Who Struggle to Learn to Read	471	(14)
Anne McGill-Franzen
Virginia Goatley
Index	485