General Note:
"These articles were collected from the Beginnings Workshop feature of Exchange: the early childhood leaders' magazine."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Building literacy -- Promoting language, literacy, and a love of learning makes a difference / by Joan Lombardi -- Creating readers / by Leah Curry-Rood -- Family literacy / by Jean Berry Racin -- Setting the stage for literacy events in the classroom / by Judith A. Schickedanz -- Building literacy currciulum using the project approach / by Jeanette Allison -- Talking -- Children's conversations : why are they important? / by Dennie Palmer Wolf -- Ways of talking : respecting differences / by Celia Genishi and Anne Haas Dyson -- Paul's talk : teachers and parents look at a child's language / by Judith S. Bloch and Janice L. Friedman -- In the age of questions / an interview by Don Adcock -- Multi-language programs -- Bilingualism -- Multilingualism and language acquisition theories / by Evienia Papadaki-D-Onofiro -- Training and supporting caregivers who speak a language different from those in their community / by Joan Matsalia and Paul Bowie -- Language immersion programs for young children / by Francis Wardle -- Hearing parents in every language : an invitation to ECE professionals / by Holly Elissa Bruno -- Bilingual education -- What's all the fuss? a frank conversation about the needs of bilingual children / Rebeca Maria Barrera -- Working with children whose home language is other than English : the teacher's role / by Cecelia Alvarado -- Creation is ongoing : developing a relationship with non-English speaking parents / by Antonia Lopez -- Creating culturally consistent and inclusive early childhood programs for all children and families / by ReGena Booze, Cheryl Greer, and Louise Derman-Sparks -- Storytelling -- Beginning with peekaboo -- storytelling as interaction / Robert Munsch -- When the wolf both is and is not a wolf -- the language of puppets / by Mariano Dolci (translated by Baji Rankin with editing help from Lella Gandini) -- Finding our voices -- The power of telling stories / by Margie Carter.
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