| Description |
xiii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Diverse literaciies and social justice: implications for educators -- 1. Multiliteracies: embracing the multiplicity of experiences called ̀literacy' -- 2. Diverse literacy pathways -- 3. Extending children's literacies through partnerships between children, families, educators and communities -- 4. Utilising popular culture to extend children's literacy -- 5. Futuro Infantil Hoy and community capacity building: An international early childhood literacy project -- 6. Languages and literacies in childhood bilingualism: Building on cultural and linguistic capital in early childhood education -- 7. Aboriginal families and communities: Embracing literacy in the early childhood years -- 8. Early intervention for literacy learning -- 9. Pedagogies for extending literacies -- 10. Literacy for under-threes -- 11. Literacies prior to compulsory schooling -- 12. Continuity of children's literacy learning between educational settings |
| Summary |
Recent Australian teaching research has highlighted the significant role that educators play in children's literacy learning. This book provides the blueprint for early childhood educators and pre-service tertiary students to understand, assess, and explore the vast range of literacy-rich experiences to which young children might be exposed. This book discusses the range of circumstances that impact a child's literacy learning. With a focus on the first five years, chapters address issues of equity - from bilingualism and cultural background to disability, socioeconomic disadvantage, and family and community support. Each chapter also includes direct links to Australia's Early Years Learning Framework, the Australian Curriculum, the National Goals for Schooling, and the National Quality Standard. The book closely examines the ways that educators plan for and scaffold children's literacies from birth, and it advocates for continuity of learning from homes to early childhood settings and into school. It illustrates the complexity of literacy learning with findings from current research and examines how these principles are being implemented in a range of early childhood settings. This book outlines the importance of popular culture and digital media in the lives of young children and families. This book explores the partnerships that extend all children's literacy participation across homes, early childhood settings, and schools. With a focus on diverse socio-cultural contexts, it investigates ways of documenting and assessing children's literacy interests and pedagogies for extending literacy learning |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index |
| Subject |
Children -- Books and reading.
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Early childhood education.
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Language arts (Early childhood)
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Literacy -- Australia.
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Reading (Early childhood)
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Reading (Early childhood) -- Australia.
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| Author |
Arthur, Leonie, editor
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Ashton, Jean, editor
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Beecher, Bronwyn, 1951- editor
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| LC no. |
2014497339 |
| ISBN |
9781742860220 |
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