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Early Childhood Language Arts, Fourth Edition, offers a more comprehensive look at early childhood literacy education integrating the language arts listening, speaking, reading, and writing than any other text. In response to the call for evidence-based reading instruction, the Fourth Edition includes 36 research-based teaching strategies, and every chapter incorporates information on brain research, bilingual education, technology, and the medias influences on young children. The text provides instructors with a synthesis of the information on... MORE language arts gleaned from research on emergent literacy, early childhood education, and special education. It also underscores what is being emphasized in early childhood teacher accreditation programs; namely, responding to the increasingly diverse needs of young language learners in inclusive settings, working with parents and families, and collaborating with professionals in other fields. The content and examples throughout each chapter enable students to see how children go through the process of acquiring literacy, and how literacy learning occurs with diverse groups of learners. Each contains a section on standards, teacher concerns and basic strategies, developmentally appropriate activities, and a teacher self-assessment.

"Todayrs"s society is becoming increasingly diverse and future teachers must be prepared for the populations they will serve. However, it is not just the inclusion of these topics that hellip; [is a] strength of this text. The author approaches these topics with such a positive tone, particularly through the examples provided of specific children or families, that the reader could see working with these populations as a potential joy and positive aspect of teaching." Rebecca Edmiaston, University of Northern Iowa Now in its fourth edition, Early Childhood Language Arts offers a more comprehensive look at early childhood literacy education than any other text, integrating all aspects of language arts: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In every chapter, renowned author Mary Jalongo presents research-based teaching strategies, emphasizes collaboration with families and professionals in other fields to support literacy growth, and underscores the importance of working effectively with diverse groups of language learners. Marginal notes throughout address four different aspects of language arts instruction: bilingual education, brain and language, infant and toddler research, and group investigation. In response to the call for evidence-based reading instruction, the fourth edition equips early childhood educators with a repertoire of evidence-based approaches to instruction with research-based literacy strategies in every chapter. A total of thirty-nine strategies are discussed in terms of three adaptations: for English language learners, for children who are struggling with literacy, and for children with special needs, including gifted students. Three new chapters provide greater depth and breadth of coverage on early literacy with print: Chapter 6 on expository and narrative texts, Chapter 7 on emergent reading, and Chapter 8 on early and independent reading.

Preface

xiii

PART ONE Language Learning in Context

Appreciating Diversity in Children's Language

(26)

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Fact File on Diversity

(2)

What Is the Cutural Context and Home Literacy Environment?

(3)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

(2)

Contributions and Consequences

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: Diversity in the Language Arts

(1)

Meeting the Needs of Children with Language Differences

(4)

Overview of Children's Language Differences

(1)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

(4)

Classroom Activities to Support Diverse Language Learners

(4)

Conclusion

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

(5)

Story Retelling Using Technology

(4)

Using Interactive Books with Children with Low Book Interest

(1)

Dolch Sight Word List

(1)

Optimizing Every Child's Language Growth through Family Literacy

(22)

Fact File on Families

(2)

What Is Family and Community Engagement in Schools?

(1)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: The National PTA Standards

(1)

Overview of Parents' and Families' Contributions to Early Literacy

(5)

Engaging Families as Observers of Children

(1)

Engaging Families as Environment Arrangers

(1)

Engaging Families as Interactors

(1)

Engaging Families as Motivators and Encouragers

(1)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

(4)

Classroom Activities to Support Family Literacy

(3)

Conclusion

(2)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

(3)

Providing Access to Books through Pediatricians

(1)

Training Parents and Families as Reading Partners

(1)

Building Vocabulary by Reading Aloud

(2)

PART TWO Oral Language

Understanding Language Development in Early Childhood

(27)

Fact File on Language Development

(2)

What Is Language?

(1)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct

(1)

How Do Children Learn to Communicate?

(3)

Components of Language

(4)

Pragmatics

(1)

Semantics

(1)

Syntax

(1)

Graphophonics

(1)

Overview of Language Development

(2)

Theories of Language Acquisition

(8)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

(1)

Classroom Activities to Support Language Development

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

(3)

Having Phonological Awareness and Learning to Recognize Rhymes

(1)

Using Environmental Print

(1)

Using Children's Names to Foster Language Development

(1)

Helping Young Children Become Better Listeners

(24)

Fact File on Listening

(2)

What Is Effective Listening?

(1)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: When to Make Referrals for Hearing Assessment

(1)

Why Is Listening Important?

(2)

Developmental Overview of Children's Listening Abilities

(5)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

(3)

Classroom Activities to Support Listening

(3)

Conclusion

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

(5)

Audiobooks

(3)

Word Families: Onsets and Rimes

(1)

Directed Listening/Thinking Activity (DLTA) and Discussion Web

(1)

Supporting the Speaking Abilities of the Very Young

100

(28)

Fact File on Speaking

100

(2)

What Is a Positive Talk Environment?

102

(3)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

105

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

106

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: Bilingual Education

106

(1)

How Do Young Children Use Speech?

106

(3)

Developmental Overview of Children's Speech

109

(8)

Communicative and Noncommunicative Speech

109

(4)

Understanding Children's Language Problems

113

(4)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

117

(2)

Classroom Activities to Develop Children's Speaking

119

(6)

Conclusion

125

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

125

(3)

K-W-L Plus

125

(1)

Speech-to-Text Software

126

(1)

Electronic Talking Books

127

(1)

Using Narrative and Expository Texts to Foster Growth in Literacy

128

(27)

Fact File on Narrative and Expository Texts

128

(1)

What Are Narrative and Expository Texts?

129

(7)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

136

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

137

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: Mastering Narrative and Expository Texts

137

(1)

Overview of Children's Narrative and Expository Styles

138

(4)

Narrative Text

138

(3)

Expository Text

141

(1)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

142

(2)

Classroom Activities to Support Children's Mastery of Narrative and Expository Texts

144

(5)

Conclusion

149

(3)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

152

(3)

Wordless Books

152

(1)

Reading Information Books Aloud

153

(1)

Captioned Video

153

(2)

PART THREE Literacy with Print

Fostering Growth in Emergent Literacy

155

(24)

Fact File on Emergent Literacy

155

(2)

What Is Emergent Literacy?

157

(2)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

159

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

159

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: Language-Learning Disabilities in Young Children

160

(1)

Developmental Overview of Emergent Reading

161

(7)

Understanding What a Book Is

161

(2)

Understanding How a Book Works

163

(1)

Becoming a Listener and a Participant

163

(2)

Inventing Stories to Go with Illustrations

165

(3)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

168

(2)

Classroom Activities to Support Emergent Reading

170

(3)

Conclusion

173

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

174

(2)

``Word Walls''

174

(1)

``Talking'' Reading Support Programs

174

(1)

The Shared Book Experience and Repeated Reading

175

(1)

Appendix 7.1

176

(3)

Supporting Early and Independent Reading with Anita Iaquinta

179

(34)

Fact File on Early and Independent Reading

179

(2)

What Is Early and Independent Reading?

181

(4)

What Children Need to Become Readers

184

(1)

Reading Difficulties

185

(1)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

185

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

186

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: Language-Learning Disabilities

186

(1)

Developmental Overview of Early and Independent Reading

187

(4)

Focus on Print, Meaning, and Story Knowledge

187

(1)

Focus on Word Configuration and Sound/Symbol Correspondence

187

(2)

Coordinating Knowledge of Print and Story

189

(2)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

191

(3)

Classroom Activities to Support Early and Independent Reading

194

(7)

Conclusion

201

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

201

(4)

Free Voluntary Reading and ``Summer Slump''

201

(2)

Readers' Theater

203

(1)

Guided Reading

203

(2)

Appendix 8.1

205

(8)

Leading Young Children to Literature

213

(28)

Fact File on Children's Literature

213

(2)

What Is Literature for Young Children?

215

(1)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

216

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

216

(2)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: Evaluation Questions for Picture Books

218

(1)

Overview of Children's Literature

219

(10)

Reasons for Using Literature

219

(1)

Ways of Using Literature

220

(9)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

229

(1)

Classroom Activities to Support Responses to Literature

230

(5)

Conclusion

235

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

235

(6)

Reading with Companion Animals

235

(4)

Bilingual Children's Literature and Second-Language Acquisition

239

(1)

Literature Circles and Book Discussions

240

(1)

PART FOUR Written Language and Symbol Systems

Facilitating Expression through Drawing and Writing

241

(33)

Fact File on Drawing and Writing

241

(2)

Relationship between Drawing and Writing

243

(7)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

250

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

250

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: The Process Approach to Writing

251

(1)

Developmental Overview of Children's Drawing and Writing

251

(5)

Prealphabetic Writing and Nonrepresentational Drawing

251

(1)

Alphabetic Writing and Representational Drawing

252

(4)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

256

(3)

Classroom Activities to Support Children's Drawing and Writing

259

(7)

Conclusion

266

(4)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

270

(4)

``Talking'' Drawings

270

(1)

Multimedia Composing

271

(2)

Gender Influences on Children's Drawing and Writing

273

(1)

Understanding Media Influences and Applying Technology

274

(21)

Fact File on Media Influences and Technology

274

(2)

What Are the Mass Media?

276

(3)

What Is Media Literacy?

279

(4)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

283

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

283

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: The NAEYC on Technology in Early Childhood Programs

284

(1)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

284

(4)

Classroom Activities to Support Media Awareness and Application of Technology

288

(3)

Conclusion

291

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

292

(3)

Educational Television and Literacy

292

(1)

Online Publishing of Children's Drawing and Writing

293

(1)

Internet-Based Communication and E-Pals

294

(1)

PART FIVE The Teacher of Language Arts

Designing and Managing a Language Arts Program

295

(31)

Fact File on Language Arts Programs

295

(2)

What Is a Balanced Curriculum?

297

(3)

Collaborating with Families and Professionals

300

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

301

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Development: High-Quality Early Literacy Programs

302

(2)

Overview of How Early Childhood Educators Shape the Curriculum

304

(11)

Reflecting on a Philosophy

304

(2)

Arranging the Physical Environment

306

(4)

Grouping for Instruction

310

(1)

Managing Behavior

310

(1)

Designing Learning Experiences

310

(5)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

315

(3)

Classroom Activities to Support Diverse Language Learners

318

(4)

Conclusion

322

(1)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

322

(4)

Design Features of Literacy Environments

322

(1)

Effective Learning Centers

323

(1)

Reading Recovery and Tutorial Programs

324

(2)

Documenting Children's Progress in the Language Arts

326

(23)

Fact File on Assessment

326

(2)

What Is Assessment?

328

(4)

Collaboration with Families and Professionals

332

(1)

Contributions and Consequences

332

(1)

Standards to Guide Professional Practice: Assessment Principles and Federal Legislation

332

(1)

Overview of Assessment

333

(8)

Traditional Testing

334

(6)

Evaluating Language Arts Programs

340

(1)

Teacher Concerns and Basic Strategies

341

(3)

Observation

341

(2)

Portfolios

343

(1)

Documentation

344

(1)

Conclusion

344

(2)

Research-Based Literacy Strategies

346

(3)

Assessing Reading Attitudes, Interests, and Motivation

346

(1)

Electronic Literacy Assessment, Feedback, and Management

347

(1)

Text-to-Speech Software

347

(2)

References

349

(21)

Children's Books and Media

370

(3)

Index

373

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