PROMOTING

EARLY

LITERACY

Editors’ Note: Early childhood educators are being asked to implement strategies, activities, and materials based in the science of reading. But what does the research actually show, and how does it apply to early childhood education?

Annie Moses, editor in chief of Educating Young Children, recently interviewed Tanya S. Wright, professor of literacy in the Marsal Family School of Education at the University of Michigan. Dr. Wright is a former kindergarten teacher whose research and teaching focus on literacy instruction during the early childhood years. She is the author of several books, including Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Key Practices for Educators( published by NAEYC), and other publications. Dr. Wright received the International Literacy Association’ s Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award in 2022.