Current research increasingly highlights the role of early literacy in young children s development--and facilitates the growth of practices and policies that promote success among diverse learners. The Handbook of Early Literacy Research presents cutting-edge knowledge on all aspects of literacy learning in the early years. Volume 2 provides additional perspectives on important topics covered in Volume 1 and addresses critical new topics: the transition to school the teacher-child relationship sociodramatic play vocabulary development neural imaging work Vygotskian theory findings from international studies and more.