Book Resources
Begin by searching our Online Catalog published materials. Library holdings can be found by entering keywords such as emergent literacy. Use the Advanced Search function in NetLibrary, searching terms first as a keyword and then trying the search term(s) as Full Text.
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Encyclopedic Explanations/In-Depth Discussions/Resources Early Literacy (From the National Early Childhood TA Center) – This is a link-based site that extensively covers early literacy, readiness, and special needs. In particular, there is a link to ERIC Digests on the Emergent Literacy and other Emergent Skills. Emergent Literacy, North Central Regional Education Laboratory – This site is a good starting point for understanding the concept. The R-References link is extensive and worth a long look! Emergent Literacy, Pearson Education – This is a list of book resources targeted to emergent literacy. Emergent Literacy: Synthesis of the Research (Prepared for the National Center to Improve Tools of Educators) – This extensive paper by Barbara K. Gunn, et. al. covers everything from methodology to areas of literacy knowledge to areas of literacy experiences to an extensive summary and references. It is truly an in-depth study and worthy of review. Emergent Literacy: Writing (From the Urbana Free Library) – a short list of resources both written and web-linked for the writing-based literacy. The Urbana Free Library has some additional resources on emergent literacy. Research References for Emergent Literacy / Beginning Reading (From Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997) – A long list of references, mostly older, to be used for study and research.
Emergent Literacy - Divergent Perspectives A Comprehensive Emergent Literacy Program for Inner-City Latino Preschools: Perspectives and Practices [.pdf] (Danny Brassell, California State University – Dominguez Hills, NABE Journal of Research and Practice 2:1 WIN 2004) – This study’s primary purpose was “to examine effects of different emergent literacy interventions” on a “rapidly growing” latino preschool population. There is an extensive reference list. Another article, Early Literacy for Inner-Ciry Cihildren: The Effects of Reading and Writing Interventions in English and Spanish During Preschool Years is also worth reading. Early Literacy (From the National Early Childhood TA Center) – This is a link-based site that extensively covers early literacy, readiness, and special needs. In particular, there is a link to ERIC Digests on the Emergent Literacy and other Emergent Skills. Emergent Literacy: A New Perspective (From J.M. Stratton) – “This article presents a literature-based overview of emergent literacy and explores the fit between emergent literacy and the learning needs of children who are blind or visually impaired.” Emergent Literacy for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Infants/Toddlers By Kelly Luke (From the North Dakota School for the Deaf) – The basic format for this discussion is question-based. Click on a question to link to resources, insights, and bibliographies. Fostering Emergent Literacy for Children Who Require AAC (From the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; paper by Janice C. Light/ Jennifer Kent-Walsh at The Pennsylvania State University) - This is the first in a three-part series on AAC [augmentative and alternative communication] and literacy. Miscellaneous Resources eclipse, Mother Goose: A Scholarly Exploration (From the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University) – an in-depth study of the use of Mother Goose stories in emergent literacy. Of particular importance are a web connection link, further reading link, and a bibliography. PT, ProTeacher Community (From Pro Teacher) – This is actually a discussion board for professionals, elementary level, interested in exchanging ideas and contributing answers to questions. Read about its guidelines before starting out. Use the Researching, Evaluating, Citing(APA), Writing, and Check Form links located under the Subject Guides link on the left. There you will find:
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