Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood

Robyn Ewing author Jon Callow author Kathleen Rushton author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:2nd Jun '16

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This book provides pre-service and practising teachers with an accessible, integrated approach to language and literacy learning in early childhood.

This book provides pre-service and practising teachers with an integrated approach to language and literacy learning in early childhood. Theoretically grounded and practically focused, it explores how children learn to talk, play using language, become literate and make meaning - from birth through to the pre-school years.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.

ISBN: 9781107578623

Dimensions: 250mm x 177mm x 13mm

Weight: 420g

250 pages