Literature and Literacy for Young Children

Cyndi Giorgis is a Professor of Literacy Education and Children’s Literature at Arizona State University, where she teaches courses in children’s literature, multimodal literature, reading, writing, and action research. She is the recipient of the International Reading Association’s Arbuthnot Award for Outstanding Professor of Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Cyndi has served on many children’s book award committees including the Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Pura Belpré Award, and the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction.

Preface Acknowledgements Instructional Strategy from the Field Contributors 1. Defining Literature for Young Children 2. Evaluating Literature for Young Children 3. Creating a Literate Environment 4. Partnering with Literature 5. Promoting Children's Language Development 6. Nurturing Children's Intellectual Development 7. Supporting Children's Personality Development 8. Fostering Social-Emotional and Moral Development 9. Generating Children's Aesthetic and Creative Development 10. Planning and Implementing Your Literature-Rich Curriculum