The Development of Language and Literacy

by Marian Whitehead

This erudite, informative and practical book... is reader-friendly. Sound practical advice is given on classroom organization and shared reading and writing activities to build on, develop and extend the child′s emergent language skills′ - The School Librarian

This book is designed to support early years carers and practitioners by giving them a confident understanding of children′s language development in the years 0-8.

Accessible and jargon-free, the book begins with an explanation of how very young children develop language, and leads on to the development of literacy in early years settings. The author explores the achievements and challenges of young bilinguals, and provides practical

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761972978
• ISBN13: 9780761972976
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Paul Chapman Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.