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Language and literacy development in early childhood / Robyn Ewing, Jon Callow, & Kathleen Rushton.

Language and literacy development in early childhood / Robyn Ewing, Jon Callow, & Kathleen Rushton.
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Record Number 18297
ISBN 9781107578623 :
Item Number (YBP)12868061
Location 372.6 EWI
Author Ewing, Robyn 1955-, (Robyn Ann) (author.).
Title Language and literacy development in early childhood / Robyn Ewing, Jon Callow, & Kathleen Rushton.
Varying title Language and literacy development in early childhood
Published Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
©2016
Collation xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content types still image
text
Carrier type volume
General Note Includes index.
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Note 1. Introduction: the importance of language in our lives -- 2. learning how to mean: dimensions of early language development -- 3. playing with language: imaginative play, language development and technology -- 4. talking to learn: listening to young children's language -- 5. difference and diversity in language and literacy development -- 6. Aboriginal perspectives in early childhood literacy classroom -- 7. reading with children: quality literature and language development -- 8. supporting the emergent reader -- 9. storying and the emergent storyteller and writer -- 10. making meaning with image and text in picture books -- 11. digital literacies in the lives of young children -- 12. language and literacy assessment in early childhood contexts and classrooms.
Summary Note "Emphasising the importance of imagination, play and the creative arts in language learning, the authors address a wide range of contemporary issues, including digital literacies and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. Taking a broad and inclusive world view, the book 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." - Back cover.
Subject Children -- Australia -- Language
Child development
Philosophy & theory of education
Language arts (Early childhood)
Literacy
Early childhood education -- Social aspects
Play
Social skills in children -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Added Name Callow, Jon,1964-,(author).
Rushton, Kathleen,1950-,(author).
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