Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education 4e

Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education, fourth edition, focuses on language and literacy development in children from birth to age eight, with a particular emphasis on four- to eight-year-olds.

It describes pedagogical practices that will allow pre-service teachers to plan for play-based learning while also employing other approaches such as explicit teaching, collaborative learning and learning though exploration and discovery. Making explicit links to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, this book is based on current research and theoretical perspectives and includes practical strategies and activities to equip pre-service teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively support young children's learning of language and literacy.

This book is recognised for making sense of the complex process of children becoming literate in early childhood. It addresses the five key areas of literacy: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension.

This book comes with digital resources to help you study and succeed:

• Note-taking guides for each chapter
• Templates to help with classroom teaching
• Further information on topics in the book

Contents

• 1: Introduction to Literacy: Definitions and Theoretical Perspectives
• PART 1: YOUNG CHILDREN, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
• 2: Children's Literature
• 3: Understanding Oral Language
• 4: Oral Language: Perspectives and Phases
• 5: Early Childhood Settings and Oral Language Learning and Development
• 6: Key Early Childhood Learning Contexts for Oral Language
• 7: Learning Experiences and Activities for Speaking and Listening
• 8: Language, Thinking and Learning
• 9: Assessing Speaking and Listening
• PART 2: YOUNG CHILDREN AND READING
• 10: Understanding Reading
• 11: Phonological Awareness
• 12: Grapheme Phoneme (Letter-Sound) Knowledge and Word Identification
• 13: Vocabulary for Reading and Writing
• Toolbox of Vocabulary for Reading and Writing
• 14: Strategies for Teaching Reading
• 15: Reading for Comprehension
• Toolbox of Comprehension Strategies
• 16: Developing Reading Fluency
• Toolbox of Fluency Strategies
• PART 3: YOUNG CHILDREN AND WRITING
• 17: Introduction to Writing
• 18: Writing Purpose and Text Organisation
• 19: The Writing Conventions: Grammar and Punctuation
• 20: Spelling and Handwriting
• 21: Key Strategies for Teaching Writing
• 22: Writing Experiences and Activities
• 23: Assessing and Evaluating Writing
• PART 4: FRAMING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY LEARNING
• 24: Critical Literacy and Visual Literacy
• 25: Digital Technologies and Literacy
• 26: Connecting with Families
• 27: Planning for Language and Literacy