Beyond early literacy : a balanced approach to developing the whole child / / Janet B. Taylor. [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785272003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-98136-5; 1-136-98137-3; 1-282-78205-3; 9786612782053; 0-203-85311-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TaylorJanet B
• Disciplina: 372.01/9
• Soggetti: Child development; Child rearing; Education, Preschool - Curricula; Education, Preschool - Activity programs; Classroom learning centers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: The Child as Learner; One: The Child as Learner; Two: The Process of Shared Journal; Three: Learning in the Communicative Arts; Four: The Reading/Writing Connection; Five: Developing the Narrative Voice; Six: Learning in the Content Areas; Part Two: The Teacher as Facilitator; Seven: A Study of Cases; Eight: Meeting Standards and Mandates: A Teacher's Story; Nine: Technology and Shared Journal; Ten: Shared Journal with Special Groups; Eleven: Assessment and Documentation: A Teacher's Story; Twelve: Teachers as AdvocatesReferences; Contributor Biographies; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: For early childhood classrooms - where curriculum is increasingly shaped by standards and teachers are pressed for time - Beyond Early Literacy offers a literacy method that goes beyond simply developing ; language arts skills. Known as Shared Journal, this process promotes young children's learning across content areas - including their communication and language abilities, writing skills, sense of community, grasp of diverse social and cultural worlds, and understanding of history, counting, numeracy, and time. Pairing interactive talk with individual writing in the classroom commu