Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts: Early Literacy
EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS: EARLY LITERACY,
Tenth Edition helps readers become knowledgeable companions to
young children as they explore and share literature and language
experiences through interesting, developmentally appropriate
activities. To achieve this goal, this contemporary reference
encourages reflective thinking, allows for practice of skills, and
inspires the collection of ideas for future use. It thoroughly
explores the primary interrelated areas of language
arts--listening, speaking, reading, and writing--as well as the
closely tied area of visual literacy, which is increasingly
important given children's frequent interactions with visual
technology. While painting a comprehensive picture of the most
important aspects of teaching early literacy, the book also
incorporates valuable information that teachers can take directly
into practice. Readers learn classroom activities involving
stories, poems, finger plays, and puppetry. They also learn
curriculum for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with
discussions of theory illuminated by practical how-to suggestions.
Cultural diversity is addressed, as are program-planning ideas for
English language learners and special-needs children.
