Patterns of Emergent Literacy: Processes of Development and Transition
- List Price: $45.00
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish date: 05/01/1996
Description:
A text for students of teacher education and developmental psychology which discusses the processes of development and transition in young children. Looks at how they learn to use language in the early years of their lives. Studies the effect of family literacy practices and the development of literacy before school in homes, communities and early childhood settings. Examines the relationships between these settings and the transition to school. The studies, which took place in New Zealand, identify the need to respect the value of cultural diversity. The author is Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Research Unit for Maori education at the University of Auckland.
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