Promoting Early Language and Literacy Development

Promoting Early Language and Literacy Development focuses on effective strategies to promote early language and literacy development among children whose primary language may or may not be English. The chapters include insights from theoretical literature as well as from research. Special attention is given to evidence-based practices and practitioner-employed techniques in early childhood classroom settings and in other non-classroom environments. The book begins with an overview of the literature on early language and literacy development and continues with an investigation of new and effective approaches to enhancing young children's language development and literacy skills. The book concludes with the reporting of an evaluation study of the Striving to Achieve Reading Success (STARS) project. Throughout the book, vignettes are used to demonstrate the salient and essential elements of effective strategies to enhance early language and literacy development.

This volume first provides a concise yet thorough summary of research and policy on creating effective environments that promote early language and literacy development in young children. This volume then provides general information for those interested in early childhood education, special education, and educational policy and administration.

Norris M. Haynes holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Howard University. He is Chairperson and Professor in the Counseling and School Psychology Department at Southern Connecticut State University and Founder and Director of the Center for Community and School Action Research (CCSAR). Dr. Haynes is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the Yale University Child Study Center, the Yale Department of Psychology, and the Busch Center