Florida early literacy and learning model: A systematic approach to improve learning at all levels
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
The most important job of the elementary school program is to teach children to read and write. Although children do not usually learn to read until the age of 5 or 6, the years from birth through Age 5 are the most important for literacy development. We now know that when we design literacy programs for the first few years of formalized schooling, we must consider the early literacy skills and concepts that children possess (International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, 1996). To reach children prior to the age of entering school requires a community-wide effort. This article describes an early literacy program founded on collaboration among many community partners.
Publication Title
Collaboration-across Campus, across Town, and with K-12 Schools: A Specialissue of the Peabody Journal of Education
Volume
75
Issue
3
First Page
85
Last Page
98
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.4324/9781315046242-7
ISBN
9781135486501,9780805897463
Citation Information
Fountain, & Wood, J. (2000). Florida Early Literacy and Learning Model: A Systematic Approach to Improve Learning at All Levels. Peabody Journal of Education, 75(3), 85–98. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327930PJE7503_6