From the Book - 11E, Student edition.
Section One: Language development: emerging literacy in the young child. Beginnings of communication
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
Poetry. Section Four. The growth of speech and expression. Language growth through flannel boards, puppetry and dramatization
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.
