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Language and Literacy in the Early Years 0-7 Revised, Update Edition
Contributor(s): Whitehead, Marian R. (Author)
ISBN: 1849200084     ISBN-13: 9781849200080
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $57.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
- Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
- Education | Elementary
Dewey: 372
LCCN: 2009932917
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 264 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This Fourth Edition of Language and Literacy in the Early Years has been fully revised and updated to reflect current professional interests and the latest developments in the field. 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Whitehead, Marian R.: - Marian R Whitehead was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Education at Goldsmiths College, University of London, with responsibility for organizing and teaching M.A. degrees in Language and Literature and Early Childhood Education. She has published extensively on literacy, literature and bilingualism and is a co-editor of the journal Early Years. She now combines writing with language and early years consultancy work.

She is the co-editor of Early Years, An International Journal of Research and Development. She is a well known author, and her books include How to Develop Children's Early Literacy, with Makin, L (Paul Chapman Publishing 2003), Developing Language and Literacy with Young Children, Second Edition (Paul Chapman Publishing, 2002) Supporting Language and Literacy in the Early Years (1999) Open University Press.