Handbook of early childhood literacy / Edited by Nigel Hall, Joanne Larson and Jackie Marsh

Contents:
Pt. I. Part One: Perspectives On Early Childhood Literacy
1. The Emergence of Early Childhood Literacy - Julia Gillen and Nigel Hall
2. Postcolonial Perspectives on Childhood and Literacy - Radhika Viruru
3. Gender and Early Childhood Literacy - Elaine Millard
4. Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Literacy - Aria Razfar and Kris Guti[ac]errez
The Sociocultural Influence
Pt. II. Part Two: Early Childhood Literacy In Families, Communities And Cultures
5. Researching Young Children's Out-of-School Literacy Practices - Michele Knobel and Colin Lankshear
6. Language, Literacy and Community - Patricia Baquedano-Lopez
7. The Out-of-School Schooling of Literacy - Eve Gregory and Charmian Kenner
8. Literacy Within Family Life - Trevor H. Cairney
9. Family Literacy Programmes - Peter Hannon
10. Early Childhood Literacy and Popular Culture - Jackie Marsh
11. Film and Television - Muriel Robinson and Margaret Mackey
Pt. III. Part Three: Early Moves In Literacy
12. Moving into Literacy - Lesley Lancaster
How It All Begins
13. Perspectives on Making Meaning - Gunther Kress
The Differential Principles and Means of Adults and Children
14. Brain Activity, Genetics and Learning to Read - Gerald Coles
15. Becoming Biliterate - Charmian Kenner and Eve Gregory
16. Playing the Storyteller - Carol Fox
Some Principles for Learning Literacy in the Early Years of Schooling
17. Uncovering the Key Skills of Reading - Roger Beard
18. Phonology and Learning to Read - Rhona Stainthorp
19. Young Children's Literacy Meaning Making - Miriam Martinez, Nancy Roser and Caitlin Dooley
20. Verbal and Visual Literacy - Maria Nikolajeva
The Role of Picturebooks in the Reading Experience of Young Children
21. Textbooks and Early Childhood Literacy - Alan Luke, Victoria Carrington and Cushla Kapitzke
22. The Nature of Young Children's Authoring - Deborah Wells Rowe
23. The Development of Spelling - Patricia L. Scharer and Jerry Zutell
24. Writing the World - Frances Christie
Pt. IV. Part Four: Literacy In Preschool Settings And Schools
25. Talk and Discourse in Formal Learning Settings - Joanne Larson and Shira May Peterson
26. Effective Literacy Teaching in the Early Years of School - Kathy Hall
A Review of Evidence
27. Creating Positive Literacy Learning Environments in Early Childhood - Laurie Makin
28. Computers and Early Literacy Education - Linda D. Labbo and David Reinking
29. Critical Literacy - Barbara Comber
What Does it Look Like in the Early Years?
30. Finding Literacy - Sharon Murphy
A Review of Research on Literacy Assessment in Early Childhood
Pt. V. Part Five: Researching Early Childhood Literacy
31. Methodologies in Research on Young Children and Literacy - David Bloome and Laurie Katz
32. Feminist Methodologies and Research for Early Childhood Literacies - Jeanette Rhedding-Jones
33. Taking a Naturalistic Viewpoint in Early Childhood Literacy Research - Brian Cambourne.
 
Includes bibliographical references and index