TY  - BOOK
AU  - McLachlan,Claire
TI  - Literacy in early childhood and primary education: issues, challenges, solutions 
SN  - 1107671019
AV  - LC149 .L4988 2013
U1  - 372.6044 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Literacy
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Study and teaching (Primary)
N1  - Claire McLachlan is affiliated with Massey University, Palmerston North; Tom Nicholson is affiliated with Massey University, Palmerston North; Ruth Fielding-Barnsley is affiliated with University of Tasmania; Louise Mercer is affiliated with Queensland University of Technology; Sarah Ohi is affiliated with Deakin University, Victoria; Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-326) and index; Introduction -- Literacy acquisition in the early years: past, present and future -- When should children start literacy learning? -- Family literacies and relationships with centres and schools -- Multiliteracies: growing the next generation of readers -- Diverse classrooms and learning in bilingual and multicultural/multilingual settings -- Effective practice and the role of teachers in supporting literacy -- 'Sound' foundations for learning literacy -- Uses of assessment before, during and after transition to school -- The first year of primary school: building on foundations -- Establishing a community of readers -- Uses of assessment in the primary school years -- Reading and writing in the primary school: focus on narrative writing -- Extendind reading and writing in the senior primary school: focus on factual writing -- Struggling readers: issues and solutions -- Conclusion
ER  -