Research Report Emergent Literacy Publication date: 1991 View the Research (opens in a new window) Liked it? Share it! Citation Sulzby, E. & Teale, W.H. (1991). Emergent literacy. In R. Barr, M.L. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, and P.D. Pearson (Eds.) Handbook of Reading Research: Vol. 2 (pp. 727-757). New York: Longman.