Before Words - Wordless Picture Books and the Development of Reading in Young Children

As an alternative to reductive views of emergent literacy, Lysaker explains how wordless books help young children to develop a range of comprehension abilities that are important for understanding narrative texts. Readers will find concrete methods to help them gauge, document, and respond to children as they make meaning of wordless books.

About the author

Judith T. Lysaker is an associate professor of literacy and language at Purdue University.

Summary

As an alternative to reductive views of emergent literacy, Lysaker explains how wordless books help young children to develop a range of comprehension abilities that are important for understanding narrative texts. Readers will find concrete methods to help them gauge, document, and respond to children as they make meaning of wordless books.

Product details

• Authors: Judith T Lysaker, Judith T. Lysaker
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780807759172
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-5917-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 231 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Series: Language and Literacy; Language and Literacy
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education