Bøger af Tanya S. Wright

The goalof this book is to help educators support young children’s literacy learning inways that make sense for their age and stage of development through learningopportunities for young children that build the foundation for reading andwriting.    This bookfocuses specifically on the ways that early childhood educators can help tofoster young children’s literacy development. The authors explain the latestresearch on supporting early literacy for infants, toddlers, and preschoolchildren and how early childhood educators can implement these practices withyoung children.Theauthors discuss five important areas for young children’s language and literacydevelopment and illustrates ten core practices of early childhood educatorsthat support these five areas. 1.       Language and conceptual knowledge2.      Print concepts3.      Phonological awareness4.      Writing development5.      Listening comprehension and viewing comprehension Eight Core Practices for Early Childhood Educators Within each chapter, eight core practices for early childhood educators are highlighted. These practices enable educators to support young children’s literacy development: Knowing Showing Designing Including Engaging Explaining Observing Responding

Offers strategies for planning and presenting vocabulary instruction and for monitoring children's word learning progress, along with helpful appendices that provide specific guidance on which words to teach. Each chapter includes ideas to support home-school connections, recognising the important role parents play in children's vocabulary development.