Critical Issues in Infant-Toddler Language Development: Connecting Theory to Practice

ISBN-13: 9781032131337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 144 str.

Meier

Opis

Designed to help students and educators make critical theory-to-practice connections, this essential volume provides a deep yet accessible approach to infant and toddler language and literacy education. 

Spis treści

Part I: Language, Interaction, and Play  1. Language, Play, and Social Interaction — Key Dimensions  2. Organizational and Leadership Strategies for Promoting Language, Play, and Interaction  3. Establishing Indoor and Outdoor Environments for Language Growth  Part II: Language and Culture  4. Social and Cultural Contexts: Implications for Infant and Toddler Language Development  5. Reading for Liberation in Early Childhood Education  — Promoting an Anti-Racist Language and Literacy Curriculum  6. Expanding Language and Literacy Opportunities for Children with Disabilities  Part III: Multilingualism  7. Bilingual First Language Acquisition: What the Research Says  8. Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Bilingual Classrooms  9. Supporting Multilingualism for Infants and Toddlers in English-Medium Classrooms  Part IV: Early Literacy  10. Early Literacy Research and Theory on Infants and Toddlers: A Strengths-Based Approach  11. Using Children’s Books for Sensory Exploration and Language Learning  12. Supporting Children’s Creative and Artistic Expression from Multiple Perspectives

O autorze

Daniel R. Meier is Professor of Elementary Education at San Francisco State University, USA, and has written widely on young children’s language and literacy learning.