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Language Development in Early Childhood
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Product Description
For undergraduate courses in Language Development for preservice/early childhood majors or child development majors. This text efficiently combines theory, research, and practice to provide a solid foundation for understanding language development from birth to age eight. Language Development in Early Childhood focuses on supplying readers with a basic understanding of the phonetics, semantic, syntactic, morphemic, and pragmatic aspects of language knowledge acquired by young children. In addition, the ways in which this acquisition process can be enhanced in early childhood settings are included. In this revision, new material is included on the role of the brain in language development, along with key illustrations. Also new to the second edition are vignettes of young children's language development which open each chapter.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1144473 in Books
- Published on: 2005-05-08
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 448 pages
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From the Inside Flap
Language Development in Early Childhood is a book about language development from birth through age 8. It is a foundational text that incorporates theory and research as well as guidelines for enhancing language development in early childhood settings. This book provides a comprehensive view of language development, focusing on the acquisition of phonetic, semantic, syntactic, morphemic, and pragmatic language knowledge. Acquisition of knowledge of written language is also included as part of children's language development. This text is designed for use as the main text in an undergraduate language development course for majors in Early Childhood Education or Child Development. It could also be used as a supplementary text in early childhood language arts or reading methods courses.
From the Back Cover
Language Development in Early Childhood, Second Edition, provides foundational, comprehensive coverage of language development theory and guidelines for enhancing language development in children from birth to age 8. It not only helps readers achieve a basic understanding of the phonetic, semantic, syntactic, morphemic, and pragmatic aspects of language knowledge acquired by young children but also offers concrete ways in which this acquisition process can be enhanced in early childhood settings. Acquisition of knowledge of written language is also included as part of children's language development.
Keys changes to this edition include
- more guidelines and practical strategies for supporting language development in young children
- expanded content on brain development, ESL/diversity, phonemic awareness, and interactive writing
Instructor Resources: Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, PowerPoint Slides
