Focuses on the development of reading, writing, speaking and listening for children from birth to eight years.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress reveals that 37 percent of U.S. fourth graders fail to achieve basic levels of reading achievement. In 1997, the

Current research increasingly highlights the role of early literacy in young children's development--and facilitates the growth of practices and policies that p

′Developing Early Literacy presents an interesting range of literacy-related topics which address issues of current importance to early years practice and, in

The field of early literacy has seen significant recent advances in theory, research, and practice. These volumes bring together leading authorities to report o