For Literacy in Early Childhood or Early Childhood Reading Methods courses.

 

Let's Begin Reading Right: A Developmental Approach to Emergent Literacy, sixth edition, takes a constructivist, developmental approach to emergent literacy for infants to 8-year olds.  This revision includes new introductory chapters that cover current issues (NCLB, standards) about emergent literacy, new features "Maintaining Developmentally Appropriate Practice in a No Child Left Behind World" and "Home-School Connection", and expanded coverage of working with English language learners.  It includes chapters and discussions on oral language development, reading, writing, setting up classrooms for literacy activities, how to select and read children's literature, how to assess literacy development, and how to select teaching resources.