Critical Issues in Infant-Toddler Language Development

Connecting Theory to Practice
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-13133-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 491 g

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. Centered around four foundational topics—language, interaction, and play; language and culture; multilingualism; and early literacy—each section starts with a chapter breaking down the research and theory, followed by two practice chapters, from both leadership and teacher perspectives, that illustrate key concepts across a range of infant-toddler contexts. Ideal for students in early language and literacy courses as well as programs on infant-toddler development, this critical resource helps readers thoughtfully and practically bring multilingual and multiliterate development to the infant and toddler years.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Advanced and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meier, Daniel R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Kindergarten & Vorschule

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.