Description
| Product ID: | 9780335234271 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Supporting Language and Literacy Development in the Early Years |
| Authors: | Author: Marian Whitehead |
| Page Count: | 200 |
| Subjects: | Education, Education |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Covering the age range 0-7 years, this book highlights the speed and complexity of children’s thinking, communicative abilities, social and cultural awareness and physical skills during this period of growth. Observations and case studies are used to demonstrate the learning that goes on in a variety of homes and early years settings. "Marian Whitehead''s re-focused priorities of babies as powerful thinkers, the significance of non-verbal communication, the importance of language play, the roots of emergent literacy and the notion of language and education as shared community endeavours make her book the one to choose for today''s world." Early Years Update Radically rewritten and updated in light of new research and developments, the new edition of this important book gives clear guidance to early years practitioners on how to support young children’s language and literacy development. The book covers the age range 0-7 years and highlights the speed and complexity of this period of growth in children’s thinking, communicative abilities, language, social and cultural awareness and physical skills. Child observations and case studies and photographs are used to demonstrate the learning that goes on in a variety of homes and early years settings. New and key features include:
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| Imprint Name: | Open University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Open University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-03-16 |
