xvii, 665 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Contents
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 651-660) and index
