early literacy Machado, Jeanne M. creator text xx Beltmon,CA Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Inc 2010 9th monographic und

print

xvii, 665 p.: ill. 26 cm. The primary audience is community college and university-level early childhood education majors, as well as early childhood vocational programs. Parents and professionals would also benefit from the book. Beginnings of communication -- The tasks of the toddler -- Preschool years -- Growth systems affecting early language ability -- Understanding differences -- Achieving language and literacy goals through program planning -- Promoting language and literacy -- Developing listening skills -- Children and books -- Storytelling -- Poetry -- Flannel (felt) boards and activity sets -- Realizing speaker goals -- Group times -- Puppetry and beginning drama experiences -- Print: early knowledge and emerging interest -- Reading and preschoolers -- Developing a literacy environment -- The parent-center partnership. Jeanne M. Machado. Includes bibliographic references and index English Language arts (Preschool) Language acquisition Parent participation Language arts (Early childhood) Literacy Subject headings Chart 372.6 M18e 978-1-4390-4610-4 251212 20260803094038.0