1. Developing early literacy -- 2. Oral language -- 3. Homes and communities -- 4. The literacy program -- 5. Children's literature -- 6. Phonological awareness -- 7. Reading development -- 8. Teaching reading -- 9. Reading comprehension -- 10. Word work: phonics -- 11. Teaching phonics -- 12. Word work: spelling -- 13. The development of writing -- 14. Teaching children to write -- 15. Reading and writing different text types -- 16. Multiliteracies -- 17. Teaching English language learners -- 18. Small groups in the collaborative classroom -- 19. Planning and managing literacy learning -- Appendices: 1. Dolch's list of basic sight words -- 2. Fry's 300 high-frequency words.