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Communication, language and literacy from birth to five
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Publisher
SAGE
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Key of Icons
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
How to Use This Book
1. Early Language Development
Key elements in effective practice
An exciting journey
Babies' communication
A year's development at nursery - Miranda's case study
The learning journey
2. Babies Are Clever
Babies are thinkers
Brain development in the early years
Schemas
Babies are imitators
Babies and dads
Babies are communicators
Babies enjoy massage
Babies signing
Twins
Environments for babies
Babies love stories, songs and rhymes
Babies and books
Bookstart - modelling books with babies
Babies visit libraries
Babies are readers
Watching television, videos and DVDs
Babies are socialites
Parents as partners
3. Children's Needs: Diversity and Identity
Supporting children, families and communities
Social context and language learning - the role of the adult
Language learning through play
Supporting bilingualism
Code switching
Bilingualism in Wales
Supporting bilingual children in educational settings
Supporting bilingualism at home
Gender and identity
Promoting self-esteem and positive behaviour through language
Communication difficulties
Supporting special educational needs
4. Getting Young Children Talking in Early Years Settings
Getting children to start conversations
Prompting children's talk
How we use questions
Pausing: let the silence do the work!
Changing the adult's role: from director to facilitator
Building vocabularies
Increasing the number of communication opportunities
Working with large groups
Sustained shared thinking
Story time
Working in small groups
A whole team approach
Willingness to reflect
Working with parents
5. Stories, Storytelling and Books
What's so important about stories?
Listening: 'If you're sitting comfortably, then I'll begin'
Understanding language
Why picture books and illustrations are important
What's so important about storytelling?
Children as storytellers
Family and heritage stories
Turning the pages together
Story and role-play
Involving artists
Story and foreign language learning
Children at the library: selecting information books
6. Rhyme, Rhythm, Sound and Song
First sounds
Communicating through making music
Communicating through song
Rhymes
Metalinguistic awareness
Playing with words
Early phonemic awareness
Phonics
7. Emerging Literacy: Playful Reading and Writing
Early Years Foundation Stage and literacy
What is emergent literacy?
How did you learn to read?
A multisensory approach to reading
Guiding readers
The writing process - what is involved in writing?
Encouraging fine motor control for writing
Involving parents in children's emergent literacy
Role-play and emergent writing
Playful literacy
Appendix 1. Theories of Language Acquisition
Appendix 2. Example of Long-term Planning: Early Years Unit
Glossary
References
Index
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ISBN
9781412945905
9781412945899
9781412945899
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