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This reader-friendly text examines the key foundational studies in early literacy. It addresses such essential questions as how research informs current practices and where the field still needs to go to provide the best learning opportunities for all children. Each chapter describes the methods and findings of one to five seminal studies, critically assesses their long-term impact on practice and policy, and offers takeaways for the classroom. Leading authorities--including several authors of the original pivotal studies--cover 12 essential aspects of language development, literacy development, and home and community literacy experiences in PreK-2. Following an introduction from the editors and a foreword by Joanne Knapp-Philo, chapters include: (1) Now You're Talking: Vocabulary Development in the Home Context (Lillian R. Masek, Molly E. Scott, Rebecca Dore, Rufan Luo, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff); (2) Pivotal Theory and Research Affecting Emergent Bilingual Children's Language and Literacy Achievement (Theresa A. Roberts); (3) Writing in the Early Years (Judith A. Schickedanz); (4) Reconceptualizing Alphabet Learning and Instruction (Marcia Invernizzi and Jordan Buckrop); (5) A Close and Careful Look at Phonological Awareness (Christina M. Cassano); (6) The Role of Word Recognition in Beginning Reading: Getting the Words off the Page (Ruth M. Wharton-McDonald); (7) Engagement, Motivation, Self-Regulation, and Literacy Development in Early Childhood (Alisa Hindin); (8) Starting Them Young: How the Shift from Reading Readiness to Emergent Literacy Has Influenced Preschool Literacy Education (William H. Teale, Emily Brown Hoffman, Colleen E. Whittingham, and Kathleen A. Paciga); (9) Pivotal Research in Storybook Reading (Molly F. Collins); (10) The Impact of Pivotal Research on the Role of Play in Early Literacy Development (Muriel K. Rand and Lesley Mandel Morrow); (11) Family Literacy: Is It Really All About Storybook Reading? (Susan M. Dougherty and Jeanne R. Paratore); and (12) Enhancing Children's Access to Print (Susan B. Neuman and Donna Celano). An afterword, "Pivotal Research in Early Literacy: Lessons Learned and a Call to Action" by Heidi Anne E. Mesmer and Melissa Rose-McCully concludes the book. An index is included.
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