Books

Adams, M. J. Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print. Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 1990.

Bereiter, C., and M. Scardamalia. The Psychology of Written Composition. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1987.

Burns, M. S., P. Griffin, and C. Snow, eds. Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999.

Clay, M. M. What Did I Write? Beginning Writing Behaviour. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1975.

Graves, D. H. Writing: Teachers and Children at Work. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books, 1983.

Hillocks, G. Research on Written Composition. Urbana, IL: National Conference on Research in English, 1986.

International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1998.

Moats, L. C. Speech to Print. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2000.

Neuman, S. B., and K. A. Roskos, eds. Children's Achieving: Best Practices in Early Literacy. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1998.

Roit, M. Creating a Community of Writers. Peru, IL: Open Court Publishing Co., 1992.

Spandel, V., and R. J. Stiggins. Creating Writers: Linking Writing Assessment and Instruction. White Plains, NY: Longman Publishers, 1997.

Temple, C., R. Nathan, F. Temple, and N. A. Burris. The Beginnings of Writing. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1993.

Williams, J. D. Preparing to Teach Writing. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998.

Articles and Chapters

Adams, M. J., and M. Bruck. "Resolving the 'Great Debate.'" American Educator 19 (1995): 7, 10-20.

Adams, M. J., R. Treiman, and M. Pressley. "Reading, Writing, and Literacy." In Handbook of Child Psychology, edited by I. E. Sigel and K. A. Renninger, 275-355. New York: Wiley, 1998.

Beal, C. R. "Children's Communication Skills: Implications for the Development of Writing Strategies." In Cognitive Strategy Research: From Basic Research to Educational Applications, edited by C. B. McCormick, G. Miller, and M. Pressley, 191-214. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989.

Clarke, L. K. "Invented Versus Traditional Spelling in First Graders' Writing: Effects on Learning to Spell and Read." Research in the Teaching of English 22 (1988): 281-309.

Fitzgerald, J. "Variant Views about Good Thinking during Composing: Focus on Revision." In Promoting Academic Competence and Literacy in School, edited by M. Pressley, K. R. Harris, and J. T. Guthrie, 337-358. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1992.
Gunn, B. K., D. K. Simmons, and E. J. Kame'enui. Emergent Literacy: Synthesis of the Research. Technical Report No. 17. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators, 1995.

Greene, B. G. "Exploring the Reading-Writing Relationship." Reading Psychology 16 (1995): 261-268.

Hiebert, E. H. "The Role of Literacy Experiences in Early Childhood Programs." The Elementary School Journal 89 (1988): 161-171.

Pressley, M., and J. A. McGoldrick. "Writing." In Cognitive Strategy Instruction That Really Improves Children's Academic Performance, 2nd ed., edited by M. Pressley et al., 153-183. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 1995.

Richgels, D. J. "Invented Spelling Ability and Printed Word Learning in Kindergarten." Reading Research Quarterly 30 (1995): 96-109.

Scardamalia, M. "How Children Cope with the Cognitive Demands of Writing." In Writing: The Nature, Development, and Teaching of Written Communication, edited by C. H. Frederiksen, M. F. Whiteman, and J. F. Dominic. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1981.

Scardamalia, M., and C. Bereiter. "Research on Written Composition." In Handbook of Research on Teaching, 3rd ed., edited by M. Wittrock, 778-803. New York: Macmillan, 1986.

Teale, W. H., and E. Sulzby. "Emergent Literacy as a Perspective for Examining How Young Children Become Writers and Readers." In Emergent Literacy: Writing and Reading, edited by W. H. Teale and E. Sulzby, vii-xxv. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1986.

Tierney, R., and T. Shanahan. "Research on the Reading-Writing Relationship: Interactions, Transactions, and Outcomes." In Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. 2, edited by R. Barr, M. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, and P. D. Pearson, 246-280. White Plains, NY: Longman, 1991.

van Kleeck, A. "Emergent Literacy: Learning about Print before Learning to Read." Topics in Language Disorders 10 (1990): 25-45.

Yaden, D. B., D. W. Rowe, and L. MacGillivray. "Emergent Literacy: A Matter (Polyphony) of Perspectives." In Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. 3, edited by M. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, P. D. Pearson, and R. Barr, 425-454. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000.

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National Library of Education

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