Literature and Literacy for Young Children - Envisioning Possibilities in Early Childhood Education for Ages 0 - 8

The 8th edition of this bestselling text provides a framework and instructional strategies for identifying, selecting, and teaching high-quality children's literature for ages 0 - 8.

List of contents

Preface  Acknowledgements  Instructional Strategy from the Field Contributors  1. Defining Literature for Young Children  2. Evaluating Literature for Young Children  3. Creating a Literate Environment  4. Partnering with Literature  5. Promoting Children's Language Development  6. Nurturing Children's Intellectual Development  7. Supporting Children's Personality Development  8. Fostering Social-Emotional and Moral Development  9. Generating Children's Aesthetic and Creative Development  10. Planning and Implementing Your Literature-Rich Curriculum

About the author

Cyndi Giorgis is a Professor of Literacy Education and Children's Literature at Arizona State University, where she teaches courses in children's literature, multimodal literature, reading, writing, and action research. She is the recipient of the International Reading Association's Arbuthnot Award for Outstanding Professor of Children's and Young Adult Literature. Cyndi has served on many children's book award committees including the Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Pura Belpré Award, and the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction.

Summary

The 8th edition of this bestselling text provides a framework and instructional strategies for identifying, selecting, and teaching high-quality children’s literature for ages 0 - 8.

Product details

• Authors: Cyndi Giorgis, Giorgis Cyndi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032435039
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243503-9
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; English, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Educational: English language & literacy, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies