
Contemporary Perspectives in Literacy in Early Childhood Education (Hc)
ISBN-13: 9781930608290 Publisher: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Publication date: 05/06/2005 Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood Education Series , #2 Edition description: New Edition Pages: 208 Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d) Eleven education specialists from the U.S., Canada, and Australia contribute eight chapters identifying and critically analyzing research studies concerning the critical skills, environments, and adult interactions that contribute to young children's literacy development. Coverage includes teacher promotion of literacy in the context of play in the classroom, hypermediating literacy activity, creating opportunities for discourse, storybook reading, various aspects of family literacy, and recommendations for future research, theory, and practice for literacy programs. For early childhood scholars, researchers, and educators. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR