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I. First Grade: History and Contemporary Practice 1. A Brief History of First-Grade Reading Instruction 2. Surveying Nominated-Effective First-Grade Teachers about Their Instruction 3. The Nature of First-Grade Instruction That Promotes Literacy Achievement 4. Teaching Writing in the First Grade: Instruction, Scaffolds, and Expectations, Ruth Wharton-McDonald II. The Case Studies 5. Barbara Wiesner, Michael Pressley 6. Andy Schultheis, Ruth Wharton-McDonald 7. Georgia Leyden, Kim Baker, Richard L. Allington, and Greg Brooks 8. Missy Allen, Cathy Collins Block 9. Patricia Loden, Lesley Mandel Morrow and Elizabeth Brown Asbury III. Thoughts about Teacher Development 10. How I Became an Exemplary Teacher: (Although I’m Really Still Learning Just Like Anyone Else), Jeni Pollack Day 11. Concluding Reflections
