Chapter 1: The Foundations of Literacy Instruction         1
Chapter 2: Language, Thought, and Literacy Development         32
Chapter 3: Effective Literacy Instruction: Principles and Practices         71
Chapter 4: Prioritizing Student-Centered Assessment and Instruction         112
Chapter 5: Foundations of Language and Literacy Instruction for English Learners         153
Chapter 6: Emergent Literacy: Engaging the World of Print, Developing Oral Language, and Vocabulary         173
Chapter 7: Beginning Conventional Reading and Writing         219
Chapter 8: Transitional Reading and Writing         270
Chapter 9: Intermediate Reading and Writing         315
Chapter 10: Skillful Literacy         364
Chapter 11: Response to Instruction: Intervention and Acceleration for Readers Who Struggle         414