

Handwriting, spelling, and composition develop together to help young children connect the oral and written worlds (Schickedanz & Casbergue, 2009). It also involves meaning-making processes, such as learning the functions of writing, and composition (Berninger et al., 2002 Hall et al., 2015 Strachan, Duke, & Teale, 2013), or “translating ideas into text with purpose” (Quinn & Rohloff, 2023). Writing is more than transcription (handwriting and spelling). We write via handwriting or type to fill out medical forms, for work assignments, to communicate with loved ones, to express feelings, and to convey a sense of identity (Engel, 2016 U.S. Writing is critical for daily life in Euro-Western societies. Are we doing all we can to effectively convey and model what it means to foster early writing and why it’s so important? What Is Early Writing and Why Is It Important? If my colleague, who is embedded in the public library world, is unsure about what it looks like to support early writing, she is likely not alone. Despite being familiar with ECRR2, however, she is unsure exactly how to nurture emergent writing. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.A library colleague and mother of a preschooler, recently remarked that she feels confident about how to promote her son’s early literacy development through talking, singing, reading, and playing.

Set against the glamorous backdrop of Hollywood’s Golden Age and post-war Broadway, “Movie Dynasty Princesses” chronicles the exciting, inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking journeys of these rivalrous sisters who strove to make their dreams come true. Irene left her husband and started a new life in New York, where she embarked on an ambitious career as a theatrical producer, not only succeeding with major hit plays, but blazing a trail for women in the theater. Edie rose to prominence as queen bee of movie industry society. Selznick (“Gone with the Wind”) and Edith to future Universal mogul William Goetz - the sisters each carved out her own distinctive niche in Hollywood, while supporting and influencing their husbands’ work. Through their marriages to high profile film producers - Irene to David O.


As the daughters of iconic MGM mogul Louis B. The fascinating lives of celebrated Broadway producer Irene Mayer Selznick (“A Streetcar Named Desire” “The Chalk Garden”), and leading socialite Edith Mayer Goetz, are explored in this revealing double bio.
