The author reasserts the importance of children's relationships and communications with people who care about them, spend time with them, and share in the excitement of their developing languages and their investigations of literacy.
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`Marian Whitehead forces the reader to attend to the "voice of the child against the encroachment of inappropriate curriculum demands. Her total fascination for children's language development captures the reader in an enthusiastic and informed voyage through "the most exciting and important aspect of human development - language in the early years' - Early Years
`This is an excellent book. It is well organized and deals effectively with the many issues relating to early language and literacy development.
`This is an excellent read for all parents and workers with young children. The style of the book is friendly and accessible, with beautifully produced of photographs of children and indeed of their own work. Marian Whitehead is not ashamed to draw on her experiences as a grandparent, as well as highly competent theoretical researcher; she does both with competence and humour. This will prove an excellent source book for those involved in course design from childminders to university lecturers' - Child Language Teaching and Therapy
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The book provides a wealth of practical strategies with the theories and research that underpin them, for developing a learning environment, rich in positive and stimulating language and literacy experiences. It reminds us that children who are struggling with literacy needs more, rather than fewer, of these. This makes it a very useful text for early years practitioners struggling to challenge the imposition of inappropriate practice themselves and the children they work with, in order to `raise standards'. It should be read, not just by them, but everyone involved in primary education' - Nursery World
`I particularly like the assertion that "only in a workshop setting can the range, variety, flexibility and full challenge of relevant literacy be ensured". Marian Whitehead stresses that to learn to read, children 'need to know that someone who loves them believes that in them totally and knows that one day they will be a reader' - Emma Hertzberg, Goldsmiths Association for Early Childhood
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The story of language development is a saga which has its share of unsolved mysteries and discoveries and, like all good stories, it helps us to understand more about being human. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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The story of language development is a saga which has its share of unsolved mysteries and discoveries and, like all good stories, it helps us to understand more about being human. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
years carers, young bilinguals, literacy workshop, story props, early years professionals, early years curriculum, early years practitioners, environmental print, literacy strategy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bodley Head, National Curriculum, Foundation Stage, National Literacy Strategy, Picture Lions, Hamish Hamilton, Julia Macrae, Red Fox, Little Bear New!
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- Assessment in Early Childhood Education by Geva M Blenkin on page 112, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Early Childhood Education (PCP education series) by Geva M Blenkin on page 112, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Language and Literacy (High/Scope Preschool Key Experiences) by J. Maher in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bye Bye, Baby: A Sad Story With a Happy Ending by Janet Ahlberg on page 25, and Back Matter
- Getting to Know You: Guide to Record-keeping in Early Childhood Education and Care (0-8 years: the first phase of living) by Lynne Bartholomew on page 112, and Back Matter
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- Developing Learning in Early Childhood (Zero to Eight) by Tina Bruce on 4 pages
- Language and Literacy in the Early Years by Marian R Whitehead on page 107, page 235, and Back Matter
- Early Years Non-Fiction: A Guide to Helping Young Researchers Use and Enjoy Information Texts by Margaret Mallett on page 88, and Back Matter
- Teaching Speaking and Listening in the Primary School by Elizabeth Grugeon on page 54, and Back Matter
- Drawing and Painting: Children and Visual Representation (Zero to Eight) by John Matthews in Front Matter
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