TY - BOOK AU - Cecil,Nancy Lee TI - Striking a balance: a comprehensive approach to early literacy SN - 9781934432143 U1 - 372.6 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Scottsdale, Ariz. PB - Holcomb Hathaway KW - Reading (Primary) KW - United States KW - Literacy N1 - A child learns to read: process and product -- A quest for balance: moving forward -- Early literacy development: from birth to conventional literacy -- Phonemic awareness: the sounds of our language -- Phonics, sight vocabulary, and fluency: why and how -- Spelling: developing letter-sound correspondence -- Acquiring word meanings: the building blocks of literacy -- Reading comprehension: making sense of print -- Reading-writing connections: reciprocal paths to literacy -- Informational text in the classroom: reading and writing to learn -- Large and small group reading strategies: creating a literate community -- Literacy and technology in a balanced classroom: exploring today's resources -- Informing instruction: assessment of early literacy development -- Home as partner: the shared connection -- Early literacy: orchestrating a comprehensive program ER -