Andrea Nelson-Royes, EdD, is an educator, researcher, author, and parent who has a passionate interest in how children learn to read and how to keep them reading. She holds a doctoral degree in educational and organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

In Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers, Dr. Nelson-Royes has done a terrific job of showing our society how to take advantage of all the resources at our disposal in order to accomplish the vital task of creating widespread literacy competency. The material is presented in an easily understandable way that can readily be put into practice. I hope more books like this one are forthcoming.

• Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers Chapter 2: Developing Balanced Teaching Strategies and Teaching Struggling Readers Chapter 3: Engaging Readers Through Books and Technology Chapter 4: Learning to Read and Reading to Learn−Children’s Literature Chapter 5: Encouraging Children to Love What They Read AppendixesAppendix A: High-Frequency Words 1−100 Appendix B: Lists of 300 Instant Sight Words Appendix C: Alphabet Chart Appendix D: Digraph and Blend Sounds Charts Appendix E: Silent E Chart Appendix F: Educational Literacy Websites Appendix G: Newbery Medal Books Appendix H: Caldecott Medal Books Appendix I: Resources on Literacy and Reading Bibliography About the Author