Table of Contents
I. All Stakeholders on Deck
1. How We Can Change the Odds for Children At Risk: Principles for Effective Leadership in Early Childhood, Susan B. Neuman
2. Every Teacher Learning: Professional Development Design in P–3 Literacy Practice, Kathleen A. Roskos
3. The Preparation of Early Childhood Teachers: Fundamental Components of a Teacher Education Program, Olivia N. Saracho
4. Involving Parents and Community Members: Coming Together for Children, Douglas R. Powell
5. Advocacy for Young Children: Engaging with Policymakers and the Politically Powerful, Judith E. Kieff
II. One Size Doesn't Fit All
6. Designing and Managing Effective Early Childhood Classroom Environments, D. Ray Reutzel&Cindy D. Jones
7. Learning through Play, Lesley Mandel Morrow, Samantha B. Berkule, Alan L. Mendelsohn, Kellyanne M. Healey,&Carolyn Brockmeyer Cates
8. Differentiating Instruction, Carol Ann Tomlinson&Marcia B. Imbeau
9. Teaching Young English Learners, Claude Goldenberg, Judy Hicks,&Ira Lit
10. Timely Support for Struggling Learners: Response to Intervention, Amanda C. Miller, Jessica R. Toste, Douglas Fuchs,&Lynn S. Fuchs
11. Digital Reading and Writing: Pedagogy for the Digital Child, Linda D. Labbo&Silvia Noguerón-Liu
12. Motivating and Engaging Children in Early Childhood Settings, M. Deanna Ramey&Linda B. Gambrell
III. Effective Teaching Standards, Curricula, and Assessment
13. Common Core State Standards: Educating Young Children for Global Excellence, Timothy Shanahan
14. Effective Programs of Instruction for All Students, Michael C. McKenna&Sharon Walpole
15. Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning, Bonnie Brinton&Martin Fujiki
16. Assessing Young Children's Learning, Ruth Alfaro Piker&Abigail M. Jewkes
17. Assessing the Effectiveness of Environments and Instruction in Early Childhood Settings, Bridget E. Hatfield&Robert C. Pianta
IV. Effective Instruction Across the Curriculum
18. Promoting Physical Literacy and Activity in Young Children, Jacqueline D. Goodway, John C. Ozmun, Shannon T. Dieringer,&Jihyun Lee
19. No Fine Art Left Behind: Creative and Expressive Education, Sylvia Munsen
20. Instructional Design That Leads to the Development of Young Scientists, Susan A. Kirch
21. Solving Problems: Mathematics for Young Children, Douglas H. Clements&Julie Sarama
22. Read Me a Story: Reaping the Benefits of Reading for Young Children, Lea M. McGee
23. How Do You Write?: Writing for Young Children, Steven Graham&Karen R. Harris
24. Learning to Work It Out: Social Education for Young Students, Linda S. Levstik
25. Talk It Out: Building Oral Language, Christina Yeager Pelatti, Mary Beth Schmitt,&Laura M. Justice