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Language, Literacy & Early Childhood Education, 4th Edition

Author: Janet Fellowes and Grace Oakley  

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Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education 4e offers students guidance to understand the nature of oral language, reading and writing, providing the essential knowledge needed to guide the language development and learning needs of young children from birth to eight years old.

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Language,Literacy and Early Childhood Education, fourth edition, focuses on language and literacy development in children from birth to age eight, with a particular emphasis on four- to eight-year-olds.It describes pedagogical practices that will allow pre-service teachers to plan for play-based learning while also employing other approaches such as explicit teaching, collaborative learning and learning though exploration and discovery. Making explicit links to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, this book is based on current research and theoretical perspectives and includes practical strategies and activities to equip pre-service teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively support young children's learning of language and literacy.This book is recognised for making sense of the complex process of children becoming literate in early childhood. It addresses the five key areas of literacy: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension.NEW TO THIS EDITIONAll chapters have been updated with new references to current Australian and international research, and new examples of children’s literature.The coverage of phonological awareness, and graphophonic knowledge and word identification has been expanded into two separate chapters.

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About the Author

Janet Fellowes is a consultant in language and literacy education and works with schools and classroom teachers as well as relevant educational organisations. She is currently engaged by the Academic Clinics for Exceptional Students (WA) as a Senior Manager- - Literacy specialist. She was previously a Senior Lecturer at Edith Cowan University where, for many years she taught early childhood and primary teacher education courses for many years.  She continues to work with local Western Australian Universities and remains passionate about the quality of their students' learning as language and literacy educators.Grace Oakley is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia, specialising in language and literacy pedagogy and practice. She has extensive experience in teaching pre-service teachers and coordinating initial teacher education courses, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has had classroom experience in K--7 classrooms, including Languages teaching. Grace's research interests and publications focus on the uses of digital technologies in the teaching and learning of language and literacy, inclusive practices and teacher education.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press Australia | OUP Australia and New Zealand
Published
27th September 2023
Edition
4th
Pages
632
ISBN
9780190338770

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