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Language and Literacy for the Early Years



June 2012 | 184 pages | Learning Matters
Shortlisted for the 2013 Nursery World Awards!

This is a focused text on early years' language and literacy for all students studying for degrees and foundation degrees in early childhood, early years and related disciplines and for candidates on EYPS pathways. It discusses language acquisition and development and covers development theory, talking with babies and the factors that affect development. Practical guidance on how to support children's language acquisition through rhymes, songs, story books and storytelling helps students see how theory links to practice. The text also examines the question 'what comes before phonics?' and includes interactive activities and theory focus features.

About the Early Childhood Studies Series

This series has been designed to support students of Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines in popular modules of their course. Each text takes a focused look at a specific topic and approaches it in an accessible and user-friendly way. Features have been developed to help readers engage with the text and understand the subject from a number of different viewpoints. Activities pose questions to prompt thought and discussion and 'Theory Focus' boxes examine essential theory close-up for better understanding. This series is also applicable to EYPS candidates on all pathways.

Other titles in the series include Early Childhood Studies, Childhood in Society for Early Childhood Studies, Child Development for Early Childhood Studies and Exploring Play for Early Childhood Studies.

 
PART ONE : LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
 
An Introduction to Language Acquisition
 
Understanding Language Acquisition and Development: Theories and Approaches
 
Language Development Charts
 
Talking with Babies
 
Factors that Affect Children's Language Acquisition and Development
 
Responding to Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs
 
PART TWO: SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT
 
Interaction to Supoprt Language Acquisition and Development
 
Supporting Bilingual and Multilingual Children's Language Learning
 
Starting from the Child
 
Rhymes, Poems, Songs, Music and Stories
 
Creating a Literate Environment
 
PART THREE: BECOMING A READER AND A WRITER
 
Understanding Literacy
 
Emergent Literacy
 
Phonics in the Early Years
 
References
 
Index

'Those studying early childhood and related areas at degree level will find this book very useful for tackling course modules relating to language acquisition. Practical guidance, which includes case studies, outlines how to support language acquisition through rhymes, songs, story books and storytelling and helps students to understand how theory links to practice'
-Nursery World


'This is an ideal text for all students studying early childhood degrees and foundation degrees, or for those achieving Early Years Professional Status'
-Early Years Educator


'The book is very clearly laid out and is written in an easily accessible, user-friendly format which enables the reader to engage with the text easily'

Early Years Update

Very well written, professional and easy to navigate for any student studying in this area of learning.

Mr Peter Craig Bergelin
Accounting, Coleg Y Cymoedd (Ystrad Mynach)
October 19, 2022

A good, accessible read. Covers the main issues very clearly but also critiques aspects of the debate.

Mrs Rita Winstone
Department of Education, University of Teesside
January 26, 2016

Excellent source to support advanced practitioners, as they carry out their research project on literacy in the early years. Supportive ideas for planning and implementing language and literacy holistically meeting a diverse range of needs in the setting. This book creates excellent links with development covering language acquisition and factors affecting this, as well as child development and language theories, making this an essential source for HND students.

Mrs Angela Mahon
Vocational Education , Manchester College of Arts & Techn.
July 10, 2015

This book has a good balance of challenging concepts and very clear descriptions for students gaining familiarity with language and literacy in the Early Years. We use this book as a core reading in our undergraduate Childhood Studies programme.

Dr Lindsay Milligan
Education, University of the West of Scotland
June 19, 2015

Never received

Miss Lorna Wardle
School of Education, Nottingham Trent University
June 12, 2015

Used on the FDA, BA and EY ITT programmes - fitted superbly in the newly written "Acquiring Literacy" Unit on the BA. An excellent and well used text - more library copies ordered

Mrs Sarah Barton
School of Education, Portsmouth University
May 19, 2015

This is really useful book that extend and encourage students' knowledge in understanding language and literacy in young age.

Mrs Svetlana Shivacheva
University Centre Croydon, Croydon College
April 21, 2015

This book contains practical support for Early Years Practitioners.

Miss Jackie Sumner
Childhood & Youth Studies, Edge Hill University
March 27, 2015

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