Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy: Pearson New International Edition - Softcover

Vukelich, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292042028 ISBN 13: 9781292042022

Verlag: Pearson, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Pre-service and in-service teachers get sound instructional strategies for teaching the language arts to young children from birth to kindergarten and enhancing their reading, writing, speaking and listening development in this unique book that places children at the center of all good language and literacy teaching.

This book is about teaching the language arts–about facilitating young children’s reading, writing, speaking, and listening development. In a very readable manner, the book places children at the center of all good language and literacy teaching, while focusing on four central themes that run throughout the book:

1. The authors provide rich descriptions of two perspectives in children’s language and early literacy learning: emergent literacy and scientifically based reading research, and equip early childhood teachers with the know how to use the instructional strategies supported by the research in both perspectives.

2. The authors acknowledge and take into account the increasing diversity of our society and schools by providing numerous illustrations of how teachers can work effectively with diverse learners, providing special features at the end of chapters that explain how to adapt instruction for English Language Learners and children with special needs, and by providing information on the tools teachers can use to discover what each child knows and can do, in order to build on that child’s prior knowledge.

3. The authors stress that assessment cannot be separated from good teaching and they describe strategies that teachers can use to understand children’s language and literacy knowledge in the context of specific learning and teaching events, while also focusing on today’s increasingly important “accountability” function of assessment and standardized testing instruments.

4. The authors acknowledge the importance of the family in young children’s language and literacy development and include descriptions of how early childhood teachers can connect with families and engage caregivers in their children’s school or center.

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About our authorsCarol Vukelich is the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development and the L. Sandra and Bruce L. Hammonds in Teacher Education chaired professor at the University of Delaware. Prior to becoming Dean, she served as the College's Deputy Dean and Director of the Delaware Center for Teacher Education. She has codirected several grants, published 3 books, authored numerous book chapters and articles, consulted on curriculum and made numerous presentations focused on children's early literacy learning. Dr. Vukelich has served as President of the Association for Childhood Education International and as the Secretary of the Executive Board and Board of Directors member of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.Billie Enz is an Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education at Arizona State University, where she taught and served as an administrator for 25 years. She has coauthored several texts on mentorship and new teacher development and was the founding director of the Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) grant which provided induction support for new teachers statewide. Her research interests include language and literacy development and family literacy. Dr. Enz has coauthored Teaching Language and Literacy, 5th ed. (Pearson, 2014) and Assessing Preschool Literacy Development (International Reading Association, 2009) and numerous articles and book chapters. She also served as the founding executive director for Educare Arizona.Kathleen A. Roskos is a Professor Emeritus at John Carroll University, where she taught courses in literacy assessment/intervention and the language arts. She has developed and coordinated numerous educational grants, including a DOD grant for military veterans entering teaching, Early Reading First grants and a Straight A Innovation grant. Dr. Roskos coordinated one of the first public preschools in Ohio (Bridges and Links). She was instrumental in the development of statewide online professional development in literacy for P to 12 teachers. Dr. Roskos studies early literacy development, digital book design and teacher professional education. She has published several books, book chapters and research articles on these topics.James Christie was a Professor Emeritus in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University, where he taught courses in play and early language and literacy development. Dr. Christie coauthored Play, Development, and Early Education (Allyn & Bacon, 2005), Teaching Language and Literacy: Preschool Through the Elementary Grades, 5th ed. (Pearson, 2014) and Building a Foundation for Preschool Literacy, 2nd ed. (International Reading Association, 2009). He codirected 3 Early Reading First projects: the Arizona Centers of Excellence in Early Education in San Luis, AZ; the Mohave Desert Coalition in Bullhead City, AZ and Pump Up the Volume in Preschool in Gallup, NM.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1292042028
• ISBN 13: 9781292042022
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Pearson Benelux BV; productsafety@pearson.com; ; Kabelweg 37; Amsterdam; 1014 BA; Niederlande