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Regalado, Michael; Goldenberg, Claude; Appel, Eloise – 2001
Success in school and life are more dependent than ever before on literacy skills. Within the context of California's Proposition 10, the "Children and Families First Act," this report provides practical, and to the extent possible, evidence-based guidelines for considering strategies to promote children's development relevant to…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Early Experience, Emergent Literacy
Koralek, Derry; Collins, Ray – 1997
The goal of the U.S. Department of Education's America Reads Challenge is that all children read well and independently by the end of third grade. This guide details the knowledge and skills needed to support the America Reads Challenge or to implement a literacy development program for children from preschool through grade 3. The guide was…
Descriptors: After School Education, Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Brain
Weibel, Marguerite Crowley – 1984
This handbook for librarians and adult basic education (ABE) teachers examines existing and potential library-literacy connections. Chapter I discusses methods and criteria for selecting and evaluating books for new readers. Both readability levels and the quality of books are considered. The second chapter examines the library's general…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students