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Adams, M. J., Beeler, T., Foorman, B. & Lundberg, I. (1989). Phonemic awareness in young children: A classroom curriculum. Baltimore: Paul H. Brooke.

Bruner, J., & Kenny, M. (1966). Studies in cognitive growth. New York: Wiley.

Chall, J. (1996). Learning to read and write: The great debate (3^rd ed.). Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.

Clay, M. M. (1991). Becoming literate: The construction of inner control. Portsmouth, NH: Heinman.

Clay, M.M. (2000). Concepts about print: What have children learned about the way we print language? Portsmouth, N.H: Heinmann.

Cunningham, P. & Allington, R. L. (1994). Classrooms that work: They can all read and write. Boston: Pearson Education.

Cunningham, P.M. (2000). Phonics they use: Words for reading and writing (third edition)  New York: Longman.

Durkin, D. (1987). Teaching young children to read. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Farstrup, A. E., & Samuels, S. J. (Eds.). (2002).What research has to say about reading instruction (3rd ed.). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Fountas, I. C., & Pinnell, G. S. (1996). Guided reading: Good first teaching for all.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinman.

Goodman, K. (1986). What's new in whole language? Toronto: Scholastic.

Harris, T. L., & Hodges, R. E. (Eds.). (1995). The literacy dictionary: Vocabulary or reading and writing. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Holdaway, D. (1997). The foundations of literacy. Sydney: Ashton Scholastic.

Kamil, M. L., Mosenthal, P. B., Pearson, P. D. & Barr, R. (Eds.). (2000).  Handbook of reading  Research, vol. III. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.

McCracken, R. A., & McCracken, M. J. (1986). Stories, songs and poetry to teach reading and   writing. Winnipeg, MB:  Pegus

Morrow, L. M. (1993). Literacy development in the early years: Helping children read and write (2^nd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Morrow, L. M. (1997). The literacy center: Contexts for reading and writing. York, ME: Stenhouse.  

Morrow, L .M., Gambrell, L. B., & Pressley, M. (Eds.). (2003). Best practices in literacy instruction, 2^nd ed. New York: Guilford.

Morrow, L. M., Strickland, D.S. , & Woo, D. G. (1988). Literacy instruction in half and whole   day kindergarten: Research into practice. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Neuman, S. B., & McCormick, S. (Eds.). (1995). Single-subject experimental research : Applications For literacy. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Piaget, J. ( 1929). The child's conception of the world. Boston: Littlefield Adams.

Piaget, J. (1952).  The origins of intelligence in children.  New York: International Universities Press.

Piaget, J. (1957). Logic and psychology. New York: Basic Books.

Samuels,  S. J., & Farstrup, A. E. (Eds.). (1992). What research has to say about reading instruction,  2^nd ed. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Smith, J., Smith, L., & DeLisi. (2001). Natural classroom assessment: Designing seamless instruction and assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Smith, P. G. (Ed.). (2001). Talking classrooms: Shaping children's learning through oral language instruction. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Strickland, D.S., & Morrow, L. M. (2000). Beginning reading and writing. New York: Teacher's College Press

Strickland, D.S., & Morrow, L. M. (Eds.). (1989). Emerging literacy: Young children learn to read and write. Newark, DE: International Reading Association

Teale, W. H.. & Sulzby, E. (Eds.). (1986). Emergent literacy: Writing and reading. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Vygotsky, L. S. (1962). Thought and language . Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press.

Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press    

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