Literacy Development in the Early Years - Higher Education

Ninth Edition

Literacy Development in the Early Years

Helping Children Read and Write

Lesley Mandel Morrow

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Morrow, Lesley Mandel. Title: Literacy development in the early years: helping children read and

write / Lesley Mandel Morrow. Description: Ninth Edition. | Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.,

[2018] Identifiers: LCCN 2018045762| ISBN 9780134898230 | ISBN 0134898230 Subjects: LCSH: Reading (Early childhood)--United States. | Language arts

(Early childhood)--United States. | Literacy--United States. Classification: LCC LB1139.5.L35 M67 2018 | DDC 372.4--dc23 LC record available at

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Brief Contents

1 Looking at an Exemplary Early

Literacy Classroom

1

2 Foundations of Early Literacy:

From the Past to the Present

11

3 Assessment in Early Literacy

33

4 Literacy and Diversity: Teaching

Children with Different Needs

61

5 Early Childhood Language

Development: From Birth to

Age Two

86

6 Language and Vocabulary

Development: Preschool Through

Third Grade

101

7 Emergent Literacy Skills and

Strategies: Helping Children to

Figure Out Words

122

8 Phonological Awareness and

Phonics Instruction

146

9 Developing Comprehension

of Text and Fluency

177

10 Writing, Spelling, and Literacy

Development

227

11 Using Children's Literature in the

Classroom

280

12 Creating a Motivating Environment

for Literacy Development: Positive

Mindset, Technology, Integration,

and Play

303

13 Organizing and Managing

Literacy Instruction

333

14 Family Literacy Partnerships

371

Afterword

402

Appendix A Children's

Literature for the Classroom:

Multigenre and Multimedia for

21st Century Learners

406

Appendix B Integrated

Language Arts Thematic Unit:

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds 427

Appendix C Technology

441

Appendix D Professional

Associations and Related Journals

Dealing with Early Literacy

442

Appendix E Suggestions for

Instructors

444

Glossary

454

Children's Literature Bibliography

458

References

474

Index

487

iii

Contents

About the Author List of Contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgments

viii Key Approaches to Early Childhood Literacy

20

ix

Emergent Literacy

20

x

Constructivism and Whole-Language Instruction

21

xii

Explicit Instruction and Phonics or Sound?Symbol

xvi

Relationships

22

Balanced Comprehensive Approach

22

1 Looking at an Exemplary Early

Literacy Classroom

Introduction to the Teacher and Students Setting the Stage for Wendy's Teaching Assessing Students to Determine Instructional Needs Small-Group Guided Reading Instruction Wendy's Daily Schedule

The Effects of Evidence-Based Research and Public

1 Policy on Early Literacy

27

National Reading Panel Report

28

1

National Early Literacy Panel Report

28

2

No Child Left Behind

29

Common Core State Standards

29

3 Summary

31

4 Activities and Questions

32

4

A Typical Day in Wendy's Classroom Morning Message and Vocabulary Meeting

5 5

3 Assessment in Early Literacy

33

Reading Comprehension Workshop

6 Assessing Early Literacy Development

34

Station Time

6 Authentic Assessment: Measures and Strategies

35

Small-Group Guided Reading Instruction: Differentiation

of Lessons to Meet the Needs of All Children

7

Anecdotal Observation Forms

36

A Quick Snack

8

Daily Performance Samples

36

Writing Workshop

8

Audio and Video Recordings

37

Lunch and Play

8

Teacher-made Pencil-and-Paper Tests

38

Word Study Session

8

Student Evaluation Forms

38

Math

8

Surveys and Interviews

39

Science: Theme Activity and Center Time

9

Conferences

40

Art, Music, and Gym

9

Checklists

40

Wrap Up

9 More In-depth Measures of Assessment

40

Tuesday: Learning More about Dinosaurs

10

Running Records

41

Summary

10

Informal Reading Inventories

44

Portfolio Assessment

46

2 Foundations of Early Literacy:

From the Past to the Present

Standardized Tests: The Pros and Cons

48

Concerns Associated with Standardized Testing

49

11 Literacy Standards and Shifts in the Literacy Curriculum 51

Historical Roots of Early Childhood Education:

Standards for Prekindergarten

51

How the Theories Effected Literacy Instruction

14 Implementing and Assessing the Standards

53

Rousseau (1712?1778)

14

Assessing Standards

53

Pestalozzi (1746?1827)

15 Stages of Child Development

54

Froebel (1782?1852)

15 Summary

59

The Evolution of Theory and Practice in Early

Activities and Questions

60

Childhood Education across the Twentieth-Century

15

Dewey--Progressive Education Skinner--Behaviorism Montessori--Senses and Systems

15 16 17

4 Literacy and Diversity: Teaching

Children with Different Needs

61

Piaget--Cognitive Development Vygotsky--Schema Acquisition

17 The Impact of Shifting Demographics and Cultural

19 Diversity on Literacy

62

Reading Readiness

19

The Role of Shifting Demographics

63

The Research Era

20

Responding to Cultural Diversity

63

iv

Contentsv

Helping English Learners Communicate at School

64 More Strategies for Developing Vocabulary

111

Children's Responses to Language Differences

65

Promoting Conversation

113

Respecting the Different Cultural Backgrounds

Assessing Children's Language and Vocabulary

of Children at School

66 Development

116

Strategies for Teaching English Learners to

Informal Assessments

116

Read and Write

66

Standardized Language Assessment

119

Strategies for Children with Exceptionalities

74 Summary

120

Gifted Students

74 Activities and Questions

121

Students with Learning Disabilities

75

Students with Physical Impairments At-Risk Students

76

77 7 Emergent Literacy Skills and

Addressing Diversity Through Differentiated Instruction

Steps for Differentiating Instruction Intervention Programs Response to Intervention Practicing Empathy for Diversity in Literacy Needs Summary Activities and Questions

Strategies: Helping Children to

78

Figure Out Words

122

78

80 Figuring Out Words in Early Literacy: Theory and

82 Research

123

82 What Do Children Need to Learn about

84 Concepts of Print

124

Objectives for Developing Concepts about Books

85

and Print

124

5 Early Childhood Language

Development: From Birth to

Age Two

Activities to Develop Concepts about Books

126

Strategies for Teaching the Alphabet

127

How to Introduce Alphabet Letters

128

86

Explicit Instruction of the Alphabet

128

Theories About How Language Develops

87

Evaluating Mastery of Alphabet Letters

130

Halliday's Theory of Language Development

88 Strategies to Figure Out Words Other Than Phonics

130

The Behaviorist Theory

89

Using Print

132

The Nativist Theory

90

The Morning Message

133

Piagetian and Vygotskian Theories

90

Using Context and Pictures to Figure Out Words

137

The Constructivist Theory

91

Developing Sight Vocabulary

138

Outlining the Stages of Language Development from Birth to 8

The Role of Brain Development Learning Language Patterns and Rules

Teaching High-Frequency Words as Sight

91

Words

139

91 Assessing Knowledge of Emergent Literacy Skills

144

92 Summary

145

Specific Stages

94 Activities and Questions

145

The Effect of Vocabulary Deficits

96

What Are Strategies to Help Children Develop Language from Birth to 2 Summary

96 8 Phonological Awareness and

99

Phonics Instruction

146

Activities and Questions

100 Define Phonological and Phonemic Awareness and

6 Language and Vocabulary

Development: Preschool Through

Identifying Activities for Developing Them

147

Define Phonics and Describe Effective Strategies for

Teaching Phonic Skills

151

Third Grade

101

Consonants

151

Vowels

152

Objectives and Strategies to Enhance Expressive and

Synthetic Phonics Instruction

154

Receptive Language

102

Combined Analytic-Synthetic Lesson

154

Objectives for Receptive Language Development

102

Meaning-Based Phonics Strategies

155

Objectives for Expressive Language Development

102

Evidence-Based Strategies for Teaching Phonics

156

Explicit and Spontaneous Vocabulary Instruction

103

A Station for Word-Study Activities

157

A Rich Literacy Classroom Environment That Will Engage

Teacher Concerns about Phonics

160

Children in Conversation

103

Children's Literature and Language Development

108 Assessing Knowledge of Word-Study Skills

161

Explicit Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary

109 Summary

176

The Vocabulary Meeting

109 Activities and Questions

176

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