Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young
Children, part 3
A joint position of the International Reading Association (IRA)
and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
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Overview
Part 1:
Statement of
the issues and review of the research
Part 2: Statement of the
position and recommendations for teaching practices and policies
Part 3: References
Part 4: Continuum of
children's development in early reading and writing
This document is an official position statement of the
International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education
of Young Children
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