232 TECSE 25:4 232–242 (2005) Emerging Literacy Views and Practices: Results From a National Survey of

The authors conducted a national survey of Head Start preschool teachers to as-sess their views and practices related to emerging literacy. Results indicated thatHead Start teachers use a variety of strategies to promote emerging literacy, with a major focus on book knowledge/appreciation and print awareness skills. The teachers indicated that they least frequently used strategies to improve phonological awareness skills. Many of the strategies teachers reported using involved creating op-portunities for children to engage in emerging literacy activities and arranging the en-vironment to improve emerging literacy. Overall, Head Start teachers endorsed the idea that emerging literacy skill instruction should occur on a daily basis. The authors also provide implications for the current study as it relates to research and practice