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In Early Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten: A Multicultural Perspective, 4/e, pre- and in-service early childhood teachers examine how literacy develops in young children and how teachers can encourage the natural emergence of reading and writing. Thoroughly updated to include the most recent research on young children’s literacy acquisition, this text focuses on multicultural children’s literature, including detailed descriptions of over 200 multicultural children’s books, and is packed with practical ideas and strategies for using music and art as natural languages, strengthening children’s writing muscles, and developing visual representational skills for reading through drawing. Helpful information is included about incorporating new technology that is appropriate for use in preschool programs.
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Review
This text is a very good introduction to an early childhood classroom for pre-service teachers. The ideas help the reader visualize the layout of a print-rich classroom that allows young children to develop oral and written skills. I can rely on the strengths of this book to build a strong foundation for future teachers of young children. -- Elizabeth J. Lovoy, University of Central Florida
I use this textbook now and see no reason to change. This is a practical textbook that helps new and prospective teachers use effective literacy skills in their classrooms. Each chapter has many ideas that students can use immediately.
One of its outstanding strengths is its many suggestions of multicultural books and how they can be used effectively. The detailed examples of how multicultural materials can be incorporated into various centers in the classroom is helpful to new or prospective teachers as they think about setting up their own classrooms. -- Janet Luch, Touro College
Synopsis
This title is only available as a loose-leaf version with Pearson eText.
In
Early Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten: A Multicultural Perspective,
4/e, pre- and in-service early childhood teachers examine how literacy develops in young children and how teachers can encourage the natural emergence of reading and writing. Thoroughly updated to include the most recent research on young children's literacy acquisition, this text focuses on multicultural children's literature, including detailed descriptions of over 200 multicultural children's books, and is packed with practical ideas and strategies for using music and art as natural languages, strengthening children's writing muscles, and developing visual representational skills for reading through drawing. Helpful information is included about incorporating new technology that is appropriate for use in preschool programs.
013383090X / 9780133830903 Early Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten: A Multicultural Perspective, Loose-Leaf Version with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package
Package consists of:
0133563308 / 9780133563306 Early Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten: A Multicultural Perspective, Loose-Leaf Version
0133827178 / 9780133827170 Early Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten: A Multicultural Perspective, Pearson eText -- Access Card
Synopsis
Pre- and in-service early childhood teachers see how literacy develops in young children and how teachers can encourage the natural emergence of reading and writing.
KEY TOPICS: Foundations of early literacy; a multicultural perspective; language emergence in young children; music as a natural language; speaking and listening; art as a natural language; becoming a writer; how reading emerges; home book experience; becoming a reader
MARKET: Pre- and in-service early childhood educators
About the Author
Janice J. Beaty, Professor Emerita, Elmira College, Elmira, New York, is a full-time writer of early childhood college textbooks and a consultant and trainer in early childhood education from her home in Cape Coral, Florida. Her textbooks include
Skills for Preschool Teachers;
Observing Development of the Young Child;
50 Early Childhood Literacy Strategies; and
50 Early Childhood Guidance Strategies. At present Dr. Beaty is involved in an early literacy mentoring program with Foster Grandparents in schools and Head Start programs in Central Missouri.
Linda Pratt is the Executive Director of Teacher Education and a Professor of Education at Elmira College. For more than 20 years she has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education and has directed the graduate program in teaching literacy. Her primary scholarly interests are literacy acquisition and international education. Dr. Pratt has given presentations on literacy in the United States as well as in Asia, the Bahamas and Caribbean, Canada, Europe, and South America. She and Dr. Beaty have also given presentations together, as well as coauthored the textbook Transcultural Children’s Literature, published by Merrill/Prentice Hall.
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
Chapter 1 Foundations of Early Literacy
Chapter 2 A Multicultural Perspective
Chapter 3 Language Emergence in Young Children
Chapter 4 Music as a Natural Language
Chapter 5 Speaking and Listening
Chapter 6 Art as a Natural Language
Chapter 7 Becoming a Writer
Chapter 8 How Reading Emerges
Chapter 9 Home Book Experience
Chapter 10 Becoming a Reader
Appendix Multicultural Paperback Books from Scholastic
References
Index of Children’s Books