Introduction, Paula M. Rhyner 1. Understanding Frameworks for the Emergent Literacy Stage, Paula M. Rhyner, Eileen K. Haebig, and Kaycee M. West 2. Book Sharing and the Development of Meaning, Judith Vander Woude, Anne van Kleeck, and Elizabeth Vander Veen 3. Metaphonological Awareness: Enhancing Literacy Skills, Elizabeth Hester and Barbara W. Hodson 4. Early Writing and Spelling Development, Joan N. Kaderavek, Sonia Q. Cabell, and Laura M. Justice 5. Children's Early Narratives, Froma P. Roth 6. Multiculturalism, Language, and Emergent Literacy, Dolores E. Battle