Literacy and Young Children: Research-Based Practices

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Summary: Presents the latest techniques in literacy education
Review: Collaboratively compiled and edited by Diane M. Barone (Professor of Literacy studies, University of Nevada, Reno) and Lesley Mandel Morrow (Professor, Department of learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University), Literacy and Young Children: Research-Based Practices surveys and presents the latest techniques in literacy education. Grounded solidly in scientific research, Literacy And Young Children focuses on helping young children develop their skills and talent in reading and writing. A variety of essays by learned authors address multidimensional approaches to beginning literacy, literacy among Latino families, the expansion of what true literacy means in the digital age, organizing expository texts, and more. Highly recommended reading for educators, tutors, and homeschoolers of young children Literacy And Young Children is an invaluable and seminal contribution to the field of Literacy Education.