provides you with a comprehensive map of the knowledge students develop on their journey to becoming expert word solvers and effective readers and writers. The literacy behaviors you know and understand as you make minute-by-minute decisions within the act of teaching will make the biggest impact on student learning.

Early literacy concepts -- Phonological awareness -- Letter knowledge -- Letter-sound relationships -- Spelling patterns -- High-frequency words -- Word meaning/vocabulary -- Word structure -- Word-solving actions -- Glossary.