Early Literacy Policy Initiatives -- Oral Language Development -- Facilitating Oral Language Learning -- Sharing Good Books with Young Children -- Earlier Views: Readiness and Emergent Literacy -- Emergent Literacy Strategies -- The New View: Scientifically Based Reading Research Strategies -- Teaching Early Writing -- Assessment and Adapting Instruction to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners -- Using Literacy to Learn: Integrating the Curriculum -- Helping Families Facilitate Language and Literacy Development.