Welcome to the revised edition of New ConnÆ©c¡£<br >tioMs?An Integratedжproach to Literac¡ªy£®H£®elp¡ª<br >ing children become literate has been the tocu8<br > of¡£our professional lives£®The journey from£®our<br >first steps as novices in our preserv]ce educa£¬Ò»<br >tional training to our current positions a£®s£¬ad¡£<br >ministrators and teachers of teachers has led to<br >the birth of this book£®Children and litera£®tur£¬e<br > make an ideal combination to support the deVel¡¯<br >opment of literacy£»but in order for children£¬to<br > become independent£¬strategic learners£¬the£¬y<br > must be provided with caring£¬supportive teach-£¬<br >ers who themselves are still learning an£¬d<br > growing£®This book is intended for these teacn¡ª<br >ers¡ªthose who are just beginning their jou£®r¡ª<br >nevs as teachers and those currently in£®the<br > classroom whose goals include furthering!helr<br > own development as reflective educators-<br >TO OUR REA£®DERS<br > New Connections reflects our personal belief8<br > about learning and literacy£»it also reflects£®t£®he<br > dramatic changes in the understanding 0t the<br > learning process and the facilitation of this<br > Drocess that have occurred in recent years¡¤ÒÒer¡£<br >tain conditions make learning and literacy p08Ò»<br >sible£®This applies to learners of all age8£¬<br >whether they are in elementary school or at-<br >tending universities£®All schools want their st£¬u¡£<br >dents to be able to read and write eitective£¬ly，<br >and the conditions that make this possible de£®¡£<br >Dend OIl the participation and support of knowl¡ª<br >e¡®dgeable educators and administrators who can<br > help or guide the learners£® £®£®£®<br > New Connections describes the conditions<br >