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Supporting Early Literacies through Play
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Supporting Early Literacies through Play

First Edition


December 2021 | 168 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Bringing together two key areas within early childhood— play and literacy — this book offers an innovative approach to examining literacies within the context of children’s play.

This book:

  • Introduces students to contemporary theory and research in the field

  • Explores the debates surrounding young children’s play and how language and literacies are created through a range of play activity

  • Helps students to reflect on how this knowledge can be applied in their future professional lives working to support young children

Advocating for young children’s play and diverse literacies, this book supports students to develop a depth of knowledge about how play can extend children’s literacies, and encourages early childhood educators to reflect on and enhance their literacy practices with young children. 

 
Introduction: Weaving together young children’s play and literacies
 
Chapter 1: Strong Foundations: The significance of play
 
Chapter 2: Playful Encounters: Language and multimodal communication
 
Chapter 3: Playing Narratively: Stories, imagination and role play
 
Chapter 4: Making a Mark on the World: Playful writing
 
Chapter 5: Sharing Stories: Reading and playing together
 
Chapter 6: Playing Digitally: Multimodal digital literacies
 
Chapter 7: ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’: Language and Literacies in Outdoor Play
 
Chapter 8: Curriculum Conversations: How the curriculum can support literacies and play

This has gone on our reading list as it a lovely clear informative read

Professor Becky Ovenden
Health and Life Sciences, Wiltshire College
June 30, 2022

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