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Language and literacy in the early years 0-7 / Marian Whitehead.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2010Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xvi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781849200073
  • 1849200076
  • 9781849200080
  • 1849200084
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 1139.5 WHI
Contents:
PART ONE: LANGUAGE AND LEARNING -- Linguistics: The Study of Language -- Sociolinguistics: Language and Cultures -- Psycholinguistics: Early Language Acquisition -- Psycholinguistics: Language and Thinking -- The Early Years Practitioner and Knowledge about Language -- PART TWO: LITERACY -- Narrative and Storying -- Books and the World of Literature -- Early Representation and Emerging Writing -- The Early Years Practitioner and Literacy.
Summary: "The book provides comprehensive coverage of issues in language, literacy and learning, focusing on the age range from birth to eight years. New material covers theory of mind, key persons, and social and emotional dimensions of learning. The author has added material on difficulties with language development; phonics and the new literacies. Key terms, further reading and a revised layout make the book accessible to students."--Pub. desc.
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Books GHU Library LB 1139.5 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GHU1830541179

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE: LANGUAGE AND LEARNING -- Linguistics: The Study of Language -- Sociolinguistics: Language and Cultures -- Psycholinguistics: Early Language Acquisition -- Psycholinguistics: Language and Thinking -- The Early Years Practitioner and Knowledge about Language -- PART TWO: LITERACY -- Narrative and Storying -- Books and the World of Literature -- Early Representation and Emerging Writing -- The Early Years Practitioner and Literacy.

"The book provides comprehensive coverage of issues in language, literacy and learning, focusing on the age range from birth to eight years. New material covers theory of mind, key persons, and social and emotional dimensions of learning. The author has added material on difficulties with language development; phonics and the new literacies. Key terms, further reading and a revised layout make the book accessible to students."--Pub. desc.

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