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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The overall purpose of this law was to close the gap between different classes of children so that every child may receive a good education. The funds were used in schools to expand and improve the teaching of reading and other subjects. -
Emergent Literacy
Children start learning language since the day they are born. As they grow, their language skills become more complex. The early years of development for children are important to the later development of reading and writing. -
Second Language Aquisition by Stephen Krashen
Language aqusition requires meaningful interactions and natural communication. Students acquire knowledge by taking in and understanding language that is just above their comprehension level. Also, emotions have an effect on learning a new language. Learning a first language has the same aspects as learning a second language. -
Whole Language Approach
Whole language instruction prioritized the immersion of students in books as a means of learning to read, while rejecting the conventional approach of systematically teaching phonics and spelling. This helped teachers respond to students needs better. -
Family Literacy Theory by Denny Taylor
The Family Literacy Theory suggests that the families and cultures play a curial role to literacy development. The family is the primary unit of analysis for understanding literacy development. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 was put into place to ensure that children were not falling through the cracks in learning. Specific to literacy, there were reading programs established in grades K-3rd. This was to ensure that every student was reading on their grade level by grade 3.