This text is about teaching the language arts and facilitating children's reading, writing, speaking, and listening development between the ages of 2 and 5. Based on social constructivist theory, Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy provides realistic and direct connections between theory and practice through the use of case studies, trade secrets, and special features. The underlying principle in this text is that children are at the center of all good language and literacy teaching. This principle underlies the three themes that run through this book: a constructivist perspective on learning, respect for diversity, and instruction-based assessment.
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In the Third Edition of this widely popular book, pre-service and in-service teachers get sound instructional strategies for teaching the language arts to young children from birth to kindergarten and enhancing their reading, writing, speaking, and listening development. In a very readable manner, the internationally recognized authors place children at the center of all good language and literacy teaching, while focusing on four central themes that run throughout the book: two perspectives in children’s language and early literacy learning–emergent literacy and scientifically based reading research–the increasing diversity of our society and schools, the connection between assessment and good teaching, and the importance of the family in young children’s language and literacy development.
The unique focus of the book integrates emergent literacy and scientifically based reading research, diversity, and instruction-based assessment and translates principles into practice for teachers of early literacy. A wealth of pedagogical features is included to make the concepts clear and in this new edition . . .
· Information on organizing the classroom and creating time schedules that maximize children’s learning opportunities is now included in a new chapter (Ch. 4
· The importance of meeting the needs of children whose home language is not English is emphasized.
· The importance of early childhood teachers connecting with their young learners’ families is a focus of the new edition.
· A case study of a young English-speaking child’s early literacy acquisition is presented in Chapter 3.
· The book stresses the importance of national and state standards in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten education.
· Information on assessment of young children’s language and literacy development has been organized into one chapter (Ch.9).
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.About the Author
Carol Vukelich is Hammonds Professor and Director, Delaware Center for Teacher Education.
James Christie is Professor of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University.
Billie Enz is Professor of Early Childhood Education at Arizona State University.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Great book for all parents, and teachers,
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I am currently taking an emergent reading class from one of the authors of this book. It is very easy to read and understand. The book is full of valuable information that all parents and teachers of pre-k should read.
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