Early Literacy

Early literacy is the set of foundational competencies in oral language, phonological awareness, and print knowledge that young children develop through naturalistic interactions with language and text in the early childhood years, prior to formal literacy instruction.

7.4K

Publications

446.9K

Citations

11.9K

Authors

2.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.6K

Authors

11.9K

  1. LM
    Laura M. Justice

    The Ohio State University, United States

    100 publications · 9K citations

    51

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  2. CJ
    Christopher J. Lonigan

    Florida State University, United States

    46 publications · 6.5K citations

    37

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  3. SB
    Shayne B. Piasta

    The Ohio State University, United States

    36 publications · 3.1K citations

    30

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  4. DA
    Dorit Aram

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    32 publications · 1.9K citations

    26

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  5. DK
    David K. Dickinson

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    30 publications · 4.5K citations

    25

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    153 publications · 23.4K citations

    72

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  2. Reading Research Quarterly

    RRQ · 136 publications · 19.1K citations

    67

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  3. Early Childhood Research Quarterly

    ECRQ · 138 publications · 13.1K citations

    62

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  4. Child Development

    95 publications · 17.4K citations

    55

    h-index

  5. Reading and Writing

    147 publications · 8K citations

    54

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See also

Early Literacy

Core Skills

Instructional Practices

Developmental Stages

Environmental Supports