Pt. 1. First grade : history and contemporary practice. A brief history of first-grade reading instruction
Surveying nominated-effective first-grade teachers about their instruction
The nature of first-grade instruction that promotes literacy achievement
Teaching writing in the first grade : instruction, scaffolds, and expectations / Ruth Wharton-McDonald
pt. 2. The case studies. Barbara Wiesner / Michael Pressley
Andy Schultheis / Ruth Wharton-McDonald
Georgia Leyden / Kim Baker, Richard L. Allington, Greg Brooks
Missy Allen / Cathy Collins Block
Patricia Loden / Lesley Mandel Morrow, Elizabeth Brown Asbury
pt. 3. Thoughts about teacher development. How I became an exemplary teacher (although I'm really still learning just like anyone else) / Jeni Pollack Day
