Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy: Birth Through Kindergarten

Vukelich, Carol; Christie, James; Enz, Billie Jean; Roskos, Kathleen A.

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9780133846560: Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy: Birth Through Kindergarten

ISBN 10: 0133846563 ISBN 13: 9780133846560

Publisher: Pearson, 2015

Note: This is the loose-leaf version of Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with the loose-leaf version, use ISBN 013416606X. Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy is about teaching the language arts in a reader-friendly, child-focused way. It provides pre-service and in-service teachers with sound instructional strategies to facilitate children's reading, writing, speaking, and listening development in pre-kindergarten through the upper elementary grades. Each chapter identifies clear learning goals for readers and offers opportunities for self-assessment. Recognizing that children are at the heart of good language and literacy teaching, the book focuses on four central themes: a perspective on teaching and learning that blends constructivism and science-based instruction, respect for diversity, instruction-based assessment, and family involvement in literacy learning. The Fourth Edition includes coverage of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Grades K-12 and contains a number of new features that reflect recent developments in the field of language arts education and that will assist students in learning key concepts and strategies. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video. Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText* The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience. Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad(R) and Android(R) tablet.* Affordable. Experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText along with all the benefits of print for 40% to 50% less than a print bound book. * The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. *The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7" or 10" tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.

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About the Author:

Carol Vukelich is the Director of the Delaware Center for Teacher Education, Deputy Dean of the College of Education and Human Development, and the Hammonds Professor in Teacher Education at the University of Delaware. Her research interests include early literacy development and children's writing development. Dr. Vukelich is coauthor of Teaching Language and Literacy: Preschool through the Elementary Grades, 5th ed. (Pearson, 2014) and Building a Foundation for Preschool Literacy, 2nd ed. (International Reading Association, 2009). She co-directed three Early Reading First projects: the Delaware Early Reading First project, the Opening Doors to Literacy project, and the Unlocking Doors to Enhanced Language and Literacy project. James Christie is a Professor Emeritus in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University, where he taught courses in play and early language and literacy development. Dr. Christie has coauthored Play, Development, and Early Education (Allyn & Bacon, 2005), Teaching Language and Literacy: Preschool through the Elementary Grades, 5th ed. (Pearson, 2014), and Building a Foundation for Preschool Literacy, 2nd ed. (International Reading Association, 2009). He co-directed three Early Reading First projects: the Arizona Centers of Excellence in Early Education in San Luis, AZ; the Mohave Desert Coalition in Bullhead City, AZ; and Pump Up the Volume in Preschool in Gallup, NM. Billie Jean Enz is an Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education at Arizona State University, where she taught and served as an administrator for 25 years. She has co-authored several texts on mentorship and new teacher development and is the founder of the Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) program. Her research interests include language and literacy development and family literacy. Dr. Enz has co-authored Teaching Language and Literacy, 5th ed. (Pearson, 2014) and Assessing Preschool Literacy Development (International Reading Association, 2009). She also served as the founding executive director for Educare Arizona. Kathleen A. Roskos is a professor of educationat John Carroll University, where she teaches courses in reading assessment and instruction. Dr. Roskos has co-authored several texts, among them Teaching Language and Literacy, 5th ed. (Pearson, 2014), The Early Literacy Materials Selector (Corwin, 2012) and Nurturing Knowledge (Scholastic, 2007). She co-directed two Early Reading First Projects: Lorain Centers for Early Literacy Excellence in Lorain, Ohio, and Akron Ready Steps in Akron, Ohio.

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Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy is about teaching the language arts in a reader-friendly, child-focused way. It provides pre-service and in-service teachers with sound instructional strategies to facilitate children's reading, writing, speaking, and listening development from birth through kindergarten. Each chapter identifies clear learning goals for readers and offers opportunities for self-assessment. Recognizing that children are at the heart of good language and literacy teaching, the book focuses on four central themes: a perspective on teaching and learning that blends constructivism and science-based instruction, respect for diversity, instruction-based assessment, and family involvement in literacy learning.

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