Literacy leadership in early childhood : the essential guide / Dorothy S. Strickland, Shannon Riley-Ayers ; foreword by Barbara T. Bowman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strickland, Dorothy S.

Contributor:

Riley-Ayers, Shannon.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Practitioner's bookshelf

Language and literacy series. Practitioner's bookshelf

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts (Early childhood)--United States.

Language arts (Early childhood).

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 113 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press ; Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, [2007]

Summary:

This premier volume in TC Presss Practitioner Bookshelf series offers valuable information for leaders in preschool settings and pre-kindergarten classrooms. A handy reference, it covers key aspects of literacy, learning, and teaching, including child development, standards, curriculum planning assessment and accountability, professional development, and home-school connections.

Contents:

Early childhood leadership : meeting the challenge

Early literacy and child development

Developing and using early literacy standards

The early literacy curriculum : focus on content

The early literacy curriculum : focus on best practices

Accountability and assessment

Leadership for effective professional development

Home-school connections

Early childhood leaders as advocates for children.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780807747728

0807747726

OCLC:

77573014