Language Arts in Early Education - Softcover

Sowers, Jayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766804658 ISBN 13: 9780766804654

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

This comprehensive language arts text offers sound information, activities and resources for students studying early childhood education. It discusses young children with special needs, including the child who is disabled, the child who is learning English as an additional language, and the child from an impoverished environment. Information is presented to enhance developmental success in the four areas of the children's academic future: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Integrated throughout the text is information about the circumstances of the lives of children with special needs, activities to help the new teacher with classroom and home ideas, as well as an assessment of these activities.

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Review:

The Gift of Learning: How Young Children Learn and Develop. The Miracle of Language: Receptive and Expressive Language Development. Building Upon the Miracle of Language: Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills. The Wonder of Reading: Early Reading Development. Building Upon the Wonder of Reading: Teaching Early Reading Skills. The Magic of Writing: Teaching Early Writing Skills. Creating the Language Environment: Curriculum, Setting, Assessment. Playing with Language: Child-centered Language Activities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0766804658
• ISBN 13: 9780766804654
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 468