Machado, Jeanne M. <br/><br/>
Early childhood experiences in language arts :  early literacy / 
Jeanne M. Machado. 
 - 11th edition, student edition. 
 - xviii, 521 pages :   color illustrations ;   28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes glossary. 
<br/><br/>Section One: Language development: emerging literacy in the young child. Beginnings of communication -- The tasks of the toddler -- Preschool years. Section Two. Language and literacy programs: recognizing diverse needs and goals. Understanding differences -- Achieving language and literacy goals through program planning -- Promoting language and literacy -- Developing listening skills. Section Three. Literature and other language arts areas. Children and books -- Storytelling -- Poetry. Section Four. The growth of speech and expression. Language growth through flannel boards, puppetry and dramatization -- Realizing speaker goals -- Group times.Section Five. Writing and reading: natural companions - Print : early knowledge and emerging interest -- Reading and preschoolers. Section Six. School and home: environments, family and partnerships -- Developing a literacy environment -- The family-center partnership. 
<br/><br/> Responds to national legislation, professional standards, and public concern about the development of young children's language and foundational literacy skills by providing research-based instructional strategies in early language development. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781305088931 (student edition : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014943033 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language arts (Early childhood).     <br/>Language acquisition -- Parent participation.    <br/>Literacy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>372.6/M18