Students will benefit from this unique preschool framework that integrates individually appropriate practices, literacy activities, play, and explicit instruction into content area lessons. Included are chapters on Oral language development; Phonological awareness; Early reading and writing; Print concepts; Instruction in content areas; and Home-school connections. Teachers will find many useful tools, from lesson plans to resource lists, to help put the framework into practice. This book contains the following twelve Chapters: (1) Developing a Learner-Centered Preschool; (2) Using Individually Appropriate Instruction in Preschool; (3) Knowing Preschoolers as Literacy Learners; (4) Linking Literacy Learning with Social and Emotional Development; (5) An Incredible Connection: Oral Language, Phonological Awareness, and Literacy; (6) Preschoolers as Readers; (7) Preschoolers as Writers; (8) Preschoolers Learning About Print; (9) Preschoolers as Problem Solvers; (10) Linking Literacy and the Arts; (11) Preschoolers on the Move; and (12) Empowering Parents. A conclusion, Looking Back and Looking Ahead, is included. The following are appended: (1) Lesson Planning Forms and Thematic Literacy Lesson Plans; (2) Outcomes Framework, Checklists, and Assessment Forms; (3) Reproducible Prompt Cards; (4) Play and Learning Center Ideas and Movement Activities; (5) Text and Music Resources; and (6) Preschool Parent Materials.