About the stories / Susan E. Israel
Expecting the aha! moment / Karen Kindle
Facing my chair forward / Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio
Books will be her legs / Vicki S. Collet
"I guess kids can be teachers sometimes" / Cynthia J. Poston
Through the red door of room 207 / Angie Zapata
To know them is to teach them / Martha Ford
Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
About the stories / Susan E. Israel
Carpet fuzz, a staple, and a story / Danna Parsons
A plan to listen / Emily Manning
Every picture tells a story: supporting young authors with wordless picture books / Elizabeth M. Frye
"I'm an amazing reader!" / Karen A. Jorgensen
A special boy teaches us special lessons / William P. Bintz and Pamela L. Wright
Kids become better readers ... by reading! / Kathy A. Egawa
The Mattie club: created by children who love poetry and life
My opinion: no one ever asked before / Lisa Janes
Spiderman to the rescue / Daniel T. Holm
Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
About the stories / Susan E. Israel
Learning to read his own way / Terry S. Atkinson
If they can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn / Nina L. Nilsson
"I gotta touch the book!" reading aloud with young toddlers / Amelia C. Evans and Mariana Souto-Manning
"What does this say?" A small request with huge implications / Marianne McTavish
Gifts from my heart / Mary J. Banta
Ten-year-olds, tapes, and the epiphany / Sheila Gaquin
Why art? / Monique Poldberg
Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
About the stories / Susan E. Israel
Perseverance, motivation, and collaboration: the tools needed for success / Katie Sullivan
Better than a base hit / Deborah Vessels
"Cheeese!" / Gina A. Goble
Formulaic writing is not for everyone: especially gifted first graders / Evangelina "Gigi" Brignoni
Spelling, reading, and writing give Joey an unexpected voice and his teacher and classmates inspiration / Richard M. Oldrieve
"You know those marks ...?" / Alexa L. Sandmann
Nudging one reluctant writer into action / Lori Berman Wolf
Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
Seven pathways to literacy learning / Susan E. Israel.