English for Child Development: Language Skills for Parents and Providers

Second title in the only series devoted to both language development and child development. ENGLISH FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT is a comprehensive text designed to meet the language requirements of adults preparing for the field of early childhood education. It provides practice for intermediate to high intermediate language learners in the integrated skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. This integrated skills textbook (a) teaches English specific to early childhood education; (b) focuses on the academic language for students of child development; (c) gives practical assignments for communicating orally and in writing as child care providers, in-service teachers, and parents; (d) embraces the linguistic and cultural diversity of children and adults, and (e) includes games, songs, creative projects, and problem-solving tasks. Each chapter contains three Part I Everyday Language and Concepts, Part II Academic Language and Concepts, and Part III Practical Application. Sample (a) Documenting development, (b) Describing children's development, (c) Factors in child development, and (d) Domains of child development. Child development objectives include (a) Describing a child’s appearance, (b) Describing a child care environment, (c) Assessing a child’s development level, (d) Writing objective child observations, and (e) Filling out child development profiles. An audio disc accompanying the textbook contains (a) Listening and reading passages, (b) Conversation models, (c) Songs and pronunciation exercises, and (d) Dictations. ENGLISH FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT follows ENGLISH FOR CHILD CARE in addressing the needs of parents and child care providers who are learning English for the specific purpose of advancing in their field. Buyers will be provided with access to audio files. View an audio-visual introduction here