Creative literacy in action: birth through age nine

By: Towell, Janet LContributor(s): I. Powell, Katherine C. II. TitleMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Australia : Cengage Learning, 2018Description: xiv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN: 9781285171272Subject(s): 1. Language arts | 2. Literacy -- Study and teachingSummary: This new early literacy textbook (birth through age nine) focuses on creative literacy instruction through active participation of teachers, parents, and children, providing preservice teachers with practical strategies and activities that can be adapted to meet the needs of diverse learners. It offers a comprehensive view of literacy development and instruction, including assessment, phonemic awareness, and emergent literacy, as well as phonics, vocabulary, reading, writing, and arts integration in diverse classrooms. The authors' holistic approach explains why and how reading and language arts should be taught from the perspective of the whole child, with an emphasis on creativity in a nurturing learning environment. Their unique perspective integrates the arts, educational psychology, and literacy instruction, represented throughout the text by the incorporation of the cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical parts of the self into a visual Holistic Model of Literacy.--publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

This new early literacy textbook (birth through age nine) focuses on creative literacy instruction through active participation of teachers, parents, and children, providing preservice teachers with practical strategies and activities that can be adapted to meet the needs of diverse learners. It offers a comprehensive view of literacy development and instruction, including assessment, phonemic awareness, and emergent literacy, as well as phonics, vocabulary, reading, writing, and arts integration in diverse classrooms. The authors' holistic approach explains why and how reading and language arts should be taught from the perspective of the whole child, with an emphasis on creativity in a nurturing learning environment. Their unique perspective integrates the arts, educational psychology, and literacy instruction, represented throughout the text by the incorporation of the cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical parts of the self into a visual Holistic Model of Literacy.--publisher.

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