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List of contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Children’s Literacy Development
Key Concepts and Instructional Activities That You Will Read About in This Chapter
Language, Thinking, and Learning
Schemas and Learning
Schemas
Infants and Schemas
The Relation between Language and Learning
Social Basis for Learning
Zone of Proximal Development
Four Systems of Spoken Language
Pragmatics
Semantics
Syntax
Phonology
Four Systems of Written Language
Functions of Written Language
Meanings in Written Language
Unusual Words and Phrases
Contextualization
Written Language Forms
Words and Sentences
Text Formats
Meaning-Form Links
Children’s Concepts about Written Language
Ted’s Delight: A Case Study of Two Children’s Reading and Writing
Ted’s and Carrie’s Concepts about Written Language
Developmental Changes in Children’s Reading and Writing
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About the author
Lea M. McGee is the Marie Clay Chair of Reading Recovery and Early Literacy at The Ohio University.
Donald J. Richgels is a professor at Northern Illinois University
Summary
Literacy’s Beginnings: Supporting Young Readers and Writers, 6/e is one of the most talked about resources for prospective and current teachers of children from birth to age eight. It offers an integrated approach to reading and writing instruction keyed to the five typical stages through which most children pass: the IRA/NAEYC phases of literacy. Included are clear, simple explanations of the issues addressed in Reading First and Early Reading First legislation which all teachers of children must know; excellent coverage of assessment, including ready-to-use assessments in the appendices; Tie-In features that send readers to exemplary websites and suggest methods of integrating technology with reading and writing instruction; and new, expanded sections on differentiating instruction for struggling readers and writers, for children who are English Language Learners, and for children who have been identified as needing more intensive instruction as part of the Response to Intervention process.
