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Arnold, Renea. "Public Libraries and Early Literacy: Raising a Reader." American Libraries 34:8 (Sept. 2003), p. 48-51.

Beck, Jennifer. "Emerging Literacy Through Assistive Technology." Teaching Exceptional Children 35:2 (Nov./Dec. 2002), p. 44-8.

Byrne, Marci; Deerr, Kathleen; and Lisa G. Kropp. "Book a Play Date: The Game of Promoting Emergent Literacy." American Libraries 34:8 (Sept. 2003), p. 42-44.

Fehrenbach, Laurie A. "Developing the Emergent Literacy of Preschool Children Through a Library Outreach Program." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 12:1 (Fall 1998), p. 40-5.

Fields, Marjorie Vannoy. "Read My Story." Childhood Education 7:3 (Spring 2000), p. 130-5.

Fuchs, Douglas. "K-PALS." Teaching Exceptional Children 33:4 (Mar./Apr. 2001), p. 76-80.

Goswami, Usha. "Phonology, Reading Development, and Dyslexia: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective."  Annals of Dyslexia v. 52 (2002), p. 141-63. 

Henderson, Susan Daniels.  "How Scaffolding Nurtures the Development of Young Children's Literacy Repertoire: Insiders and Outsiders Collaborative Understandings." Reading Research and Instruction 41:4 (Summer 2002), p. 309-30.

Hurst, Carol Otis. "First books for emergent readers." Teaching PreK-8 v. 24 (May 1994), p. 50-3 

Justice, Laura M. "Using Shared Storybook Reading to Promote Emergent Literacy."  Teaching Exceptional Children 34:4 (Mar./Apr. 2002), p. 8-13.

Kopp, Claire B. "Why Read to Your Baby?" Parents (New York, N.Y.) v. 70 (Aug. 1995), p. 58-60

Ladson-Billings, Gloria. "Just Showing Up: Supporting Early Literacy Through Teachers' Professional Communities." Phi Delta Kappan 82:9 (May 2001), p. 675-80.

Laminack, Lester L. "Supporting Emergent Readers and Writers." Teaching PreK-8 30:8 (May 2000), p. 62-3.

Lane, Holly B. "Preventing Reading Failure: Phonological Awareness Assessment and Instruction." Preventing School Failure 46:3 (Spring 2002), p. 101-10.

LaPointe, Betty. "Finding Ways to Jumpstart Early Literacy." The New England Reading Association Journal 38:3 (2002), p. 15-19.

"Literacy Development Age by Age." Scholastic Early Childhood Today 15:2 (Oct. 2000), p. 47.

Little, David C. "Developing Early Reading and Writing Skills of Young Children: A Program for Parents." Reading Improvement 39:2 (Summer 2002), p. 97-100.

Martin, Linda E. "Sharing Books: Examining How and Why Mothers Deviate From the Print." Reading Research and Instruction 39:1 (Fall 1999), p. 39-69.

Morgenthaler, Shirley K. "Learning Language and Literacy With Children." Lutheran Education 137:2 (Winter 2001), p. 156-8.  

Muha, Laura. "Your Baby's Amazing Brain." Parenting 13:8A (Fall 1999), p. 40-5.

Neuman, Susan B. "How Can We Enable All Children to Achieve?"  Scholastic Early Childhood Today 15:1 (Aug./Sept. 2000), p. 21-4. 

Neuman, Susan B. "Nurturing Literacy." Scholastic Early Childhood Today 14:4 (Jan. 2000), p. 36-43.

Porter, Melody. "Reaping the Rewards of Family Literacy." American Libraries 34:8 (Sept. 2003), p. 46-47.

Robinson, Clyde C. "Picture Book Selection Behaviors of Emergent Readers: Influence of Genre, Familiarity, and Book Attributes."  Reading Research and Instruction v.36 (Summer 1997), p. 287-304 

Seefeldt, Carol. " On Literacy Through Play." Scholastic Early Childhood 15:3 (Nov./Dec. 2000), p. 20.

Stratton, Josephine M. "Emergent Literacy: A New Perspective." Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness v. 90 (May/June 1996), p. 177-83.

Teale, William H. "Libraries Promote Early Literacy Learning: Ideas From Current Research and Early Childhood Programs." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 12:3 (Spring 1999), p. 9-16. 

Watkins, Ruth V. "Natural Literacy: Theory and Practice for Preschool Intervention Programs." Topics in Early Childhood Special Education v. 16 (Summer 1996), p. 191-212.

Wilford, Sara. "Literacy: Building Bonds Through Books and Conversation." Scholastic Early Childhood Today 15:2 (Oct. 2000), p. 38-45.

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Green, Connie R., et al. "Families Reading Together: Connecting Literature and Life." Journal of Research in Childhood Education 16:2 (Spring-Summer 2002), p. 248-262.

Rosemary, Catherine A. and Kathleen A. Roskos. "Literacy Conversations Between Adults and Children at Child Care:  Descriptive Observations and Hypotheses." Journal of Research in Childhood Education 16:2 (Spring-Summer 2002), p. 212-231.

Stone, Sandra and Sandra Twardosz. "Children's Books in Child Care Classrooms: Quality, Accessibility, and Reasons for Teachers' Choices." (Statistical Data Included) Journal of Research in Childhood Education 16:1 (Fall-Winter 2001), p. 53-69. 

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Cullinan, Bernice E., Ellin Greene, and Angela M. Jaggar. "Books, Babies, and Libraries: The Librarian's Role in Literacy Development." Language Arts 67:7 (Nov 1990), p. 750-55.

Fierro-Cobas, Victoria and Eugenia Chan. "Language Development in Bilingual Children: A Primer for Pediatricians." Contemporary Pediatrics 18:7 (July 2001), p. 79.

Senechal, Monique and Jo-Anne Lefevre. "Parental Involvement in the Development of Children's Reading Skill: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study." Child Development 73:2 (Mar/Apr 2002), p. 445-60.

Updated 10/20/2003