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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-165) and index.

Experiences and language learning: theory into practice -- Active children - active environments -- Building connections to home and community: extending active literacy experiences -- Form and structure of language learning -- What's in a name? vocabulary development -- Read it again? understanding story structure -- Learning the ABCs: developing grapheme awareness -- Listening all the day long: learning to listen with discrimination -- Sounds and patterns of language: developing phoneme awareness and phonics -- Symbol makers: developing awareness of and making print -- Writing throughout the day: using invented spelling -- Second language learners: English as a second language.