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Book SynopsisAbout our authors
Lesley Mandel Morrow is a distinguished professor of literacy at Rutgers University's Graduate School of Education, where she is director of the Center for Literacy Development. She began her career as a classroom teacher, then became a reading specialist, and later received her Ph.D. from Fordham University in New York City. Her area of research deals with early literacy development and the organization and management of language arts programs. Her research is carried out with children and families from diverse backgrounds.
Dr. Morrow has more than 300 publications, including journal articles, book chapters, monographs and books. She has received Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service Awards from Rutgers University. She was the recipient of the International Reading Association's (now known as the International Literacy Association, or ILA) Outstanding Teacher Educator of Reading Award and the William S. Gray Citation of Meri
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
- Looking at an Exemplary Early Literacy Classroom
- Foundations of Early Literacy: From the Past to the Present
- Assessment in Early Literacy
- Literacy and Diversity: Teaching Children with Different Needs
- Early Childhood Language Development: Birth to Age Two
- Language and Vocabulary Development: Preschool through Third Grade
- Emergent Literacy Skills and Strategies: Helping Children to Figure Out Words
- Phonological Awareness and Phonics Instruction
- Developing Comprehension of Text and Fluency
- Writing, Spelling, and Literacy Development
- Using Children’s Literature in the Classroom
- Creating a Motivating Environment for Literacy Development: Positive Mindset, Technology, Integration, and Play
- Organizing and Managing Literacy Instruction
- Family Literacy Partnerships
