The newborn is amazingly equipped to acquire language and literacy these early years are the foundation upon which later learning is built. Drawing on current research, the authors of Learning to Read the World examine the elements of beginning language and literacy and look at how families, programs, and communities can encourage beginning language and literacy in infants and toddlers.
Sharon E. Rosenkoetter is Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University with special interest in young children with disabilities and their families.
Joanne Knapp-Philo is the director of StoryQUEST, an innovative training effort to support families, early education and care staff, programs, and communities to promote beginning language and literacy in infants and toddlers.