We wish to acknowledge Derry Koralek and Ray Collins as the principal authors of this volume, with assistance from Marilyn McGhee and Danielle Ewen of the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center; Jewel Bazilio-Belegarde, Jim Ekstrom, and the America Reads Task Force of the Corporation for National Service; and Janet Green and other America Reads staff of the U.S. Department of Education.
Others who assisted in the production of this guide include Anne Goldstein, Director, National Child Care Information Center, and Jennifer Chang and Lillian Sugarman of the Child Care Bureau.
We also wish to acknowledge the graphic design work and production assistance of Alexa Keihl and Susan Hillyard of the National Service Resource Center (NSRC). NSRC is administered by ETR Associates.
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