Designed for teachers, staff developers, and study groups, Morrow's (education, Rutgers U.) text provides a combination of theory, research, policy, and practice regarding methods of teaching literacy to preschoolers from two to five years old. Coverage includes an overview of a literacy-rich preschool classroom; history, theory, research, and policy that have influenced preschool programs from the 1800s to the present; organizing and managing preschool literacy instruction; oral language development; strategies for developing knowledge about print; comprehension development strategies; and writing development. The appendices include a glossary, a sample integrated language arts thematic unit on good nutrition, and lists of children's literature, magazines for preschoolers, professional associations and professional journals. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)