Abstract

Describes theoretical and practical problems facing the field of early reading, examining: readers and texts (reader processes, text difficulty, linguistic and cultural knowledge, and unique learners); home and school (home-school match, communities and reading, preschools as contexts for reading acquisition, and best practices); and policy and profession (preparing teachers for diversity, professional development, policy and assessment, and program initiatives). (SM)

Citation

Hiebert, E.H. & Pearson, P.D. (2000). Building on the Past, Bridging to the Future: A Research Agenda for the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. Journal of Educational Research, 93(3), 133. Retrieved August 12, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/89104/.

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Keywords

• Beginning Reading
• Computer Assisted Instruction
• Diversity (Student)
• early childhood education
• Early Reading
• educational policy
• Elementary School Students
• faculty development
• Family Influence
• Literacy Education
• Poverty
• Preschool Children
• Reader Text Relationship
• Reading Achievement
• Reading Instruction
• Teacher Improvement