Language Building Blocks is an accessible resource that familiarises early childhood professionals with linguistics, the scientific study of language. Knowledge of linguistics will enable early childhood educators to successfully teach young children core competencies, ranging from phonemic awareness, reading and math, to health literacy and intercultural awareness. The text includes numerous real-life examples and hands-on activities for diverse age groups and learning styles. The online Resource Guide provides hands-on activities and contributions by top scholars in the field. This book shows teachers how to systematically empower and include all children.
Anita Pandey is professor of linguistics and coordinator of professional communication in the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Michael Bitterlich, Louis Mercy, Miguel Arato, Philipp Franken, Haiyang Zhang, Jeff R. Powell, Tom Thirkell, Grace Hoysted, Ashleigh Elliott, Katie Field, Tim Daniell, Shipra Singh, Anita Pandey, Lok Man S. Palni, Dr Michael (Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (Germany)) Bitterlich, Dr Louis (INOQ GmbH (Germany)) Mercy, Dr Miguel (INOQ GmbH (Germany)) Arato, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)) Franken, Prof Philipp (Institute of Microbiology, Dr Haiyang (Western Sydney University (Australia)) Zhang, Dr Jeff R. (Western Sydney University (Australia)) Powell, Dr Tom (University of Leeds) Thirkell, Dr Grace (University of Leeds) Hoysted, Dr Ashleigh (University of Leeds) Elliott, Dr Katie (University of Sheffield (United Kingdom)) Field, Dr Michael Bitterlich, Dr Louis Mercy
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