Language and literacy in early childhood education / Bernard Spodek, Olivia N. Saracho, editors. - xiii, 210 pages ; 24 cm. - Yearbook in early childhood education ; v. 4 . - Yearbook in early childhood education. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language skills that relate to literacy development / From prop to mediator : the changing role of written language in children's symbolic repertoires / Literacy development : the whole language approach / Assessing young children's language and literacy : tests and their alternatives / Biliteracy and the language-minority child / Reading recovery : a literacy program for at-risk children / From the margin to the center of curricula : multicultural children's literature / Designing the early childhood classroom environment to facilitate literacy development / The role of parents in supporting literacy development of young children / Preparing teachers to support the literacy development of young children / Language and literacy programs in early childhood education : a look to the future / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek -- Catherine E. Snow and Patton E. Tabors -- Anne Haas Dyson -- Olivia N. Saracho -- Celia Genishi -- Kris D. Gutierrez -- Gay Su Pinnell -- Violet Harris -- Judith A. Schickedanz -- Elizabeth Sulzby and Patricia A. Edwards -- Lesley Mandel Morrow and Muriel K. Rand -- Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho. Introduction - Language and literacy in early childhood education /

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Early childhood education--United States
Language arts (Preschool)--United States
Language experience approach in education--United States
Child development--United States

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