Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write - Softcover

Morrow, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292020091 ISBN 13: 9781292020099

Publisher: Pearson, 2013

Synopsis

An integrated language arts approach to literacy development that brings early childhood perspectives on how children learn in pre-kindergarten though grade three, together with explicit teaching of literacy skills and strategies teachers need to make it all work. Pre-service and in-service teachers get a wealth of valuable information for making children active participants in the process of literacy development with this integrated approach to language arts. The book encourages teaching reading, writing, listening, thinking, and viewing at the same time, using each skill to develop the others, and discusses both constructivist problem-solving teaching and more explicit systematic instruction. Through both theoretical and research-based rationales, plus extensive practical applications, renowned author Lesley Mandel Morrow presents literacy development as an active process between children and adults to create meaning and real purpose-and helps pre- and in-service teachers grasp the scope and complexity of early literacy development. This comprehensive, balanced approach to literacy teaching and learning covers oral language development, word study, phonological awareness, phonics, comprehension, listening and writing. The reader is provided with a complete picture of early literacy development.

About this title

From the Back Cover

With its wealth of valuable information for making children active participants in the process of literacy development, this integrated language arts approach brings early childhood perspectives on how children learn together with the literacy skills and strategies teachers need to make it all happen. Here, renowned author Leslie Morrow presents both theoretical and research-based rationales, plus extensive practical applications to show how literacy development is an active process between children and adults–and helps pre- and in-service teachers grasp the scope and complexity of early literacy development. Comprehensive and balanced, the book covers problem solving, comprehension, and phonics and phonemic awareness, giving readers a complete picture of emergent literacy.

 

In this new seventh edition . . .

 

·         The use of the National Core Standards in Language Arts/Literacy is introduced.

 

·         Response to Intervention is thoroughly explained and illustrated.

 

·         More information on key topics introduced in previous editions:

 

·         More information on English Language Learners

 

·         More information on technology

 

·         More information on motivating children to read.

 

·         More information on Content Oriented Reading Instruction.

 

·         A new Integrated Language Arts Unit appears in an Appendix.

 

·         Activities have been moved from the end of the book to the chapters they belong with for easy access.

 

·         Marginal A+RISE® Teaching Strategies alignwith relevant concepts in the main body of the text and give teachers in grades K-12 quick, research-based strategies to get to the “how” of targeting their instruction and making content accessible for all students, including English language learners.

About the Author

Lesley Mandel Morrow is Professor of Literacy at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1292020091
• ISBN 13: 9781292020099
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 558