Young Children's Literacy Development and the Role of Televisual Texts

Young Children's Literacy Development and the Role of Televisual Texts
Author: Naima Browne
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2005-06-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135708282

In response to the government's focus on improving numeracy and literacy in primary schools, this book explores the ways in which very young children's developing literacy can be helped by watching TV and videos.

Young Children's Literacy Development and the Role of Televisual Texts

Young Children's Literacy Development and the Role of Televisual Texts
Author: Naima Browne
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2005-06-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135708274

Explores and analyses the ways in which very young children's developing literacy can be supported by their experience of watching TV and videos. This book addresses ways teachers can use children's experience of watching stories on video or TV to feed back into their own story-writing, reading, story-telling and role-play in the classroom. Explores areas specifically highlighted in the National Curriculum for English, and will benefit teachers developing their literacy teaching in light of the government Literacy Hour initiative.

Early Years Non-Fiction

Early Years Non-Fiction
Author: Margaret Mallett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2003-12-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134525877

This lively and informative text examines children's first experience of non-fiction during the pre-school and foundation years. Its careful consideration of different kinds of quality non-fiction, including books, posters, charts and computer software will provide a helpful framework from which early years teachers can work. Annotated lists, notes, and suggestions for further reading make this is an ideal source of inspiration and stimulation placing literacy teaching in a fresh, modern context. This book offers a rich resource of information, with illustrated case studies and many examples of children's responses to non-fiction providing: coverage of pre-school and foundation years for children up to six years of age references to research findings on the place of non-fiction in early years references to the National Literacy Strategy, Early Learning Goals and the National Curriculum for English a substantial glossary of terms relevant to non-fiction reading and writing. The author's zest and expertise helps to give this book an infectious enthusiasm that will permeate the classroom, providing the nursery and primary school teacher, student teacher, or classroom assistant with an invaluable guide and resource tool.

The Primary English Encyclopedia

The Primary English Encyclopedia
Author: Margaret Mallett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2008-03-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134058071

A comprehensive, user-friendly and interesting reference book that explains key concepts, ideas and current requirements in primary English. Includes: over 600 entries short definitions of key concepts (e.g. parts of speech) succint explanations of current UK requirements extended entries on major topics such as speaking and listening, reading, writing, drama, bilingualism and children's literature up to date information and discussion of important issues key references and accounts of recent research findings a Who's Who of Primary English.

Whose Childhood Is It?

Whose Childhood Is It?
Author: Richard Eke
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2009-08-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0826499813

An important textbook that promotes thoughtful engagement with key issues and theories that inform an understanding of childhood development.

How Toddlers Learn the Secret Language of Movies

How Toddlers Learn the Secret Language of Movies
Author: Cary Bazalgette
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2022-05-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030974685

This book takes a radically new approach to the well-worn topic of children's relationship with the media, avoiding the "risks and benefits" paradigm while examining very young children's interactions with film and television. Bazalgette proposes a refocus on the learning processes that children must go through in order to understand what they are watching on televisions, phones, or iPads. To demonstrate this, she offers unique insight from research done with her twin grandchildren starting from just before they were two years old, with analysis drawn from the field of embodied cognition to help identify minute behaviours and expressions as signals of emotions and thought processes. The book makes the case that all inquiry into early childhood movie-viewing should be based on the premise that learning–usually self-driven–is taking place throughout.

Literacy and Popular Culture

Literacy and Popular Culture
Author: Jackie Marsh
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2000-12-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1847876579

Most children engage with a range of popular cultural forms outside of school. Their experiences with film, television, computer games and other cultural texts are very motivating, but often find no place within the official curriculum, where children are usually restricted to conventional forms of literacy. This book demonstrates how to use children′s interests in popular culture to develop literacy in the primary classroom. The authors provide a theoretical basis for such work through an exploration of related theory and research, drawing from the fields of education, sociology and cultural studies. Teachers are often concerned about issues of sexism, racism, violence and commercialism within the discourse of children′s media texts. The authors address each of these areas and show how such issues can be explored directly with children. They present classroom examples of the use of popular culture to develop literacy in schools and include interviews with children and teachers regarding this work. This book is relevant to all teachers and students who want to develop their understanding of the nature and potential role of popular culture within the curriculum. It will also be useful to language co-ordinators, advisers, teacher educators and anyone interested in media education in the 5-12 age-range.

Literacy for the New Millennium

Literacy for the New Millennium
Author: Barbara J. Guzzetti
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1038
Release: 2007-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0313069212

Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. This four volume set includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on literacy. Together, they offer a comprehensive outline of the study and practice of literacy in the United States.

Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11

Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11
Author: Margaret Mallett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2019-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351385348

Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11 is a guide for primary teachers to the many kinds of texts children encounter, use and enjoy in their nursery and primary school years, providing an invaluable insight into the literature available. Addressing important issues and allowing for the voices of teachers, reviewers and children to be heard, it contains suggestions of best practice which offer a more creative approach to learning. Including both fiction and non-fiction, with genres ranging from picturebooks to biographies, this fully updated second edition features: New coverage on recent books Discussion of new changes in concepts of literacy, particularly focused on technological advances in moving image media and virtual worlds The balance between print and screen-based texts on developing children’s visual and multimodal literacy Annotated booklists for each genre for different age groups New sections on equality, diversity and translation Exploring fiction, non-fiction and poetry, Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11 is an invaluable resource, supporting teachers as they help children on their journey to becoming insightful and critical readers of non-fiction, and sensitive and reflective readers of fiction.

Planning Creative Literacy Lessons

Planning Creative Literacy Lessons
Author: Andrew Lambirth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113660734X

This book builds on the guidance given by the Primary Strategy for Literacy. By 'filling in the gaps' that the planning documentation leaves, the book provides teachers with the structures and ideas to plan creatively and effectively for their children whilst following and enhancing the recommendations of the strategy. It includes: clear and practical ways to plan units of work that embrace reading, writing, speaking and listening, in exciting and active ways examples of effective practice using children's work that highlight the effects of creative planning suggestions for texts and resources that can be included in half-termly and termly planning. Written by a team of leading educationalists and teacher educators in the primary literacy field, this edited collection is a must-have for primary teachers wishing to inject creativity into the planning of their literacy lessons.