Improving Early Literacy offers teachers an arsenal of reading strategies for helping struggling emergent readers develop letter-name knowledge, sight word knowledge, phonics, and reading fluency skills. This book provides a comprehensive listing of various strategies incorporated into activities and worksheets and offers

a practical introduction to early literacy instruction
informal assessment devices based on proven research concepts
approaches, strategies, and materials for teaching early literacy skills
techniques for developing listening and oral language skills
ways to assess and implement letter-name knowledge and sight word knowledge
strategies for improving phonic analysis
enhancement of structural and contextual analysis
ways to expand vocabulary and comprehension
techniques for teaching emergent literacy to children with special needs