Literacy Development in Early Childhood: Reflective Teaching for Birth to Age Eight

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Written by an author with more than 25 years of experience in the emergent literacy field, this popular text provides a comprehensive overview of literacy development from infancy through the primary grades, emphasizing the role of oral language as a foundation for literacy, home school connections, and cultural influences on literacy development. Chapters follow a logical sequence, from identification of the signs of early literacy behaviors to developmentally appropriate strategies for enhancing those behaviors. Observation and assessment forms for classroom use are integrated throughout. This highly regarded guide helps teachers become thoughtful mediators in children’s transactions with literacy. Additional features: Provides teachers with tools for reflective literacy instruction. The text’s organization and narrative encourages pre-service teachers to become effective decision makers who select and implement instructional strategies based on their knowledge of individual children’s emergent literacy behaviors and needs. Explores literacy strategies through classroom- and home-based examples and vignettes. Numerous vignettes and examples of teacher child interactions demonstrate literacy scaffolding in an applied and authentic manner. Supports teachers in multicultural and urban settings. An emphasis on linguistic and cultural diversity including an array of strategies for English language learners provides today’s teachers with the knowledge to help all children succeed. Title of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Farris-Werderich, Language Arts: Process, Product, and Assessment for Diverse Classrooms, Fifth Edition (ISBN 9781577666837).

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“I have used this text for the past six years. Every time I teach the course, students comment on how much they like the text.” –Erin Wilder, Southern Oregon University

“Dr. Otto’s language and literacy expertise as an early childhood educator, university professor, and researcher is evident during this text.” –Patricia A. Becker, Cardinal Stritch University

“Otto’s text is widely recognized as the ‘industry standard’ in Early Childhood Literacy Development.” –Elaine Chakonas, Northeastern Illinois University

About the Author

<P style=”MARGIN: 0px”> Beverly Otto, Ph.D., an early childhood educator for over 25 years, is a professor in the Teacher Education Department at Northeastern Illinois University.  She earned her doctorate at Northwestern University in Teaching and Learning Processes with a focus on emergent literacy.  Dr. Otto teaches courses in language and literacy development for preservice and inservice teachers, together with research for classroom teachers. She also serves as advisor for the MAT: Language Arts-Elementary Education and MSI: Language Arts-Elementary programs.  Her major professional goal is preparing teachers to improve children s life-long learning through language and literacy development. Dr. Otto has also served as department chair in addition to associate dean in the College of Education.

<P style=”MARGIN: 0px”>     Dr. Otto is the writer of Language Development in Early Childhood, 2<SUP>nd</SUP> edition (Merrill/Prentice Hall), and has also authored articles published in international, national and state professional journals.  Her field-based research on emergent literacy has been presented at international, national, state, and local conferences. She has served as a consultant to early childhood centers, school districts, in addition to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Written by an writer with more than 25 years of experience in the emergent literacy field, this popular text provides a comprehensive overview of literacy development from infancy through the primary grades, emphasizing the role of oral language as a foundation for literacy, home school connections, and cultural influences on literacy development. Chapters follow a logical sequence, from identification of the signs of early literacy behaviors to developmentally appropriate strategies for enhancing those behaviors. Remark and assessment forms for classroom use are integrated during. This highly regarded guide helps teachers turn out to be thoughtful mediators in children’s transactions with literacy. Additional features: Provides teachers with tools for reflective literacy instruction. The text’s organization and narrative encourages pre-service teachers to turn out to be effective decision makers who make a selection and implement instructional strategies based on their knowledge of individual children’s emergent literacy behaviors and needs. Explores literacy strategies through classroom- and home-based examples and vignettes. A lot of vignettes and examples of teacher child interactions demonstrate literacy scaffolding in an applied and authentic manner. Supports teachers in multicultural and urban settings. An emphasis on linguistic and cultural diversity including an array of strategies for English language learners provides today’s teachers with the knowledge to help all children succeed. Title of related interest also to be had from Waveland Press: Farris-Werderich, Language Arts: Process, Product, and Assessment for Diverse Classrooms, Fifth Edition (ISBN 9781577666837).

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