
Improving Literacy in America Guidelines from Research Frederick J. Morrison, Heather J. Bachman, Carol McDonald Connor
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- Series:
- Current Perspectives in Psychology
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication date:
- 21 Mar 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780300194647
- Imprint:
- Yale University Press
- Dimensions:
- 240 pages: 229 x 152mm
- Sales territories:
- World
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Here, Frederick J. Morrison, Heather J. Bachman, and Carol McDonald Connor present the most up-to-date research on the diverse factors that relate to a child’s literacy development from preschool through early elementary school. Urging greater emphasis on the immediate sources of influence on children, the authors warn against simple, single solutions that ignore other pivotal aspects of the problem. In a concluding chapter, the authors propose seven specific recommendations for improving literacy—recommendations that can make a real difference in American education.
"At last, a book devoted to the multiple roots of literacy. In a welcome departure from the strictly didactic approach, Morrison, Bachman, and Connor pull together research from many fields to show that the basis for literacy begins very early in life and involves so much more than knowing letters and words. The authors appreciate the complexity of child development and have done a fine job explaining how the child?s motivation, relationships, and larger environment all contribute to the achievement of reading."?Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Yale University
"This comprehensive work is one of the first to provide critical insights into both reading proficiency and reading difficulties by explaining how multiple influences interact to foster or impede literacy development. This is a must read."?G. Reid Lyon, National Institute of Child Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
"This excellent book is a clear and critical synthesis of the many influences on children's learning. The authors also demonstrate that improving literacy among young children should be one of our nation's top priorities. Indeed, one can conclude that the current system of U.S public education should start earlier than age 5, since children's reading and math concepts begin well before kindergarten."?P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University
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