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2. Emergent Literacy: Development from Prereaders to Readers
3. A Sociocultural Perspective on Early Literacy Development
4. Literacy and Oral Language: Implications for Early Literacy Acquisition
5. Some Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in Studying Literacy in Social Context
6. Alphabetic Anxiety and Explicit, Systematic Phonics Instruction: A Cognitive Science Perspective
7. Brains, Genes, and Environment in Reading Development
II. Strands of Early Literacy Development
8. Connecting Early Language and Literacy to Later Reading (Dis)Abilities: Evidence, Theory, and Practice
9. Early Phonological Development and the Acquisition of Literacy
10. Writing and Children's Symbolic Repertoires: Development Unhinged
11. Invented Spelling, Phonemic Awareness, and Reading and Writing Instruction
III. Home and Community Influences
12. Young Bilingual Children and Early Literacy Development
13. Joint Caregiver–Child Storybook Reading: A Route to Literacy Development
14. Early Language and Literacy Skills in Low-Income African American and Hispanic Children
15. Making Schools Work for Low-Income Families in the 21st Century
16. The Complex Interplay between Biology and Environment: Otitis Media and Mediating Effects on Early Literacy Development
IV. Schooling Influences: The Preschool Years
17. Early Literacy and Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Rethinking the Paradigm
18. The Nature and Impact of Early Childhood Care Environments on the Language and Early Literacy Development of Children from Low-Income Families
19. Environment and Its Influences for Early Literacy Teaching and Learning
V. Instructional Materials and Classroom Practices
20. Emergent Literacy Skills, Early Instruction, and Individual Differences as Determinants of Difficulties in Learning to Read: The Case for Early Intervention
21. Early Intervention for African American Children Considered to Be at Risk
22. Teaching Phonics and Phonological Awareness
23. Literature-Based Instruction in the Early Years
24. The Texts of Beginning Reading Instruction
25. Early Literacy Development: The Case for "Informed Assessment"
26. Assessing the Literacy of Young Children: The Case for Multiple Forms of Evidence
VI. Special Intervention Efforts
27. Preschool Education for Economically Disadvantaged Children: Effects on Reading Achievement and Related Outcomes
28. Intergenerational Family Literacy: Concepts, Research, and Practice
29. The Complex World of One-on-One Tutoring
30. Title 1 and Special Education: Support for Children Who Struggle to Learn to Read