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In this engaging text, author Dr. Cathy Nutbrown, a leading academic in early childhood education, identifies and explains key terms and practices central to the work and study of early childhood in this accessible reference text. Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care is a must-read for practitioners working with children from birth to the end of the foundation stage, and for students following courses in early childhood education and care. It details key issues, identified in a survey of over 300 practitioners in the field, and provides reading and reference sources to assist practitioners and students in identifying further material to support their work.
Family Literacy
Family Literacy
Brief definition ‘Family literacy’ is a term used to refer to the interrelated literacy practices of parents, children and others in homes, and to certain kinds of educational programmes (mostly focused on disadvantaged communities) that recognise the importance of the family dimension in the literacy learning of children or parents or both.
Summary Outline:literacy practices; educational programmes; adult education; early childhood education; research issues – literacy practices in the home, views of parents, learning outcomes for children and adults, Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit; examples from practice – the Raising Early Achievement in Literacy (REAL) Project, home visits, ORIM framework, strands of early literacy development: writing, reading and rhyming at home and greater awareness of environmental print; references and indicative further reading.