Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood
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Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood

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Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood

About this book

This book provides pre-service and practising teachers with an integrated approach to language and literacy learning in early childhood. Written by leading academics in the field, it explores how children learn to talk, play using language, become literate and make meaning - from birth through to the pre-school years. Emphasising the importance of imagination and the arts in language learning, this book addresses a wide range of contemporary issues, highlights the impact of diverse socioeconomic, language and cultural backgrounds on young children's language and literacy development, and shows how early childhood teachers can effectively partner with parents and caregivers to help children learn through and about language. Case studies, interviews, reflective questions, clear links to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, and a rich array of practical and creative activities for use in early childhood environments help students connect theory and current research to practice.

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Yes, you can access Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood by Robyn Ewing,Jon Callow,Kathleen Rushton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Éducation & Histoire de l'éducation. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Half-title
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of contents
  6. List of contributors
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1 Introduction: The importance of language in our lives
  9. Chapter 2 Learning how to mean: Dimensions of early language development
  10. Chapter 3 Playing with language: Imaginative play, language development and technology
  11. Chapter 4 Talking to learn: Listening to young children’s language
  12. Chapter 5 Difference and diversity in language and literacy development
  13. Chapter 6 Aboriginal perspectives in the early childhood literacy classroom
  14. Chapter 7 Reading with children: Quality literature and language development
  15. Chapter 8 Supporting the emergent reader
  16. Chapter 9 Storying and the emergent storyteller and writer
  17. Chapter 10 Making meaning with image and text in picture books
  18. Chapter 11 Digital literacies in the lives of young children
  19. Chapter 12 Language and literacy assessment in early childhood contexts and classrooms
  20. Index