This Fourth Edition of Language and Literacy in the Early Years has been fully revised and updated to reflect current professional interests and the latestdevelopments in the field. The book provides comprehensive coverage of issuesin language, literacy and learning, focusing on the age range from birth to eight years. New material covers Theory of Mind, Key persons, and social and emotional dimensions of learning. The author added material on difficulties withlanguage development; phonics and the new literacies. Key terms, further reading and a revised layout make the book accessible to students. The author emphasizes the joy and creativity involved in supporting young children's development as speakers, writers and readers. While taking account of current initiatives and programmes, the author supports flexible teaching methods in what is acomplex teaching and learning process. The book is fully illustrated with examples and photos from early childhood settings. This book is essential readingfor primary and early years students and practitioners in the field of language and literacy including nursery nurses, classroom assistants and Foundation Stage teachers. INDICE: PART ONE: LANGUAGE AND LEARNING / Linguistics: The Study of Language / Sociolinguistics: Language and Cultures / Psycholinguistics: Early Language Acquisition / Language and Thinking / The Early Years Practitioner and Knowledge about Language / PART TWO: LITERACY / Narrative and Storying / Books andthe World of Literature / Early Representation and Emerging Writing / The Early Years Practitioner and Literacy
- ISBN: 978-1-84920-007-3
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés