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BEGINNING LITERACY WITH LANGUAGE
YOUNG CHILDREN LEARNING AT HOME AND SCHOOL |
| By: |
David K. Dickinson, Patton O. Tabors |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£40.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
155766479X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781557664792 |
| Publisher: |
BROOKES PUBLISHING CO |
| Pub. date: |
30 June, 2000 |
| Pages: |
409 |
| Description: |
Based on research gathered for the Home-School Study of Language and Literacy Development, vignettes of some 70 young children from diverse backgrounds reveal the importance of early parent-child and teacher- child interactions and children's kindergarten language and literacy skills. |
| Synopsis: |
In this fascinating book, you'll travel into the homes and schools of over 70 young children from diverse backgrounds and observe parent-child and teacher-child interactions. Through research gathered in the Home School Study of Language and Literacy Development, the authors share with you the relationship they've found between these critical, early interactions and children's kindergarten language and literacy skills. You'll explore both the home and school environments of children at ages 3, 4, and 5 and see how families talk to their young children during everyday activities like book reading, toy play, and mealtimes. You'll also examine children's conversations throughout the classroom day and consider how teachers strive to support children's development. In each chapter, you'llsee how the data was collectedread actual transcripts of parent-child and teacher-child interactionsrecognize how these interactions relate to later developmentget suggestions for supporting children's language and literacy developmentlearn how these findings play out in the lives of four of the children in the study Find out how young children's home and classroom experiences during the preschool years are related to their kindergarten language and literacy skills, and discover the kinds of conversations that make a difference. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Brookes Publishing Co |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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