Abstract of

Distinguished Educator
The Role of Literacy in Early Childhood Education

Dorothy S. Strickland

Lesley Mandel Morrow

Susan B. Neuman

Kathleen Roskos

Judith A. Schickedanz

Carol Vukelich

In this year's Distinguished Educator department, we feature six educators whose research has focused on the role of early literacy in early childhood education. Each of the six addresses a vitally important aspect of early childhood literacy teaching and learning.

Abstract from Strickland, D.S., Morrow, L., Neuman, S.B., Roskos, K., Schickedanz, J.A., & Vukelich, C. (2004, September). The Role of Literacy in Early Childhood Education. The Reading Teacher, 58(1), 86–100. doi: 10.1598/RT.58.1.9