Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Literacy: Definitions and Theoretical PerspectivesPART 1 – Young Children and LanguageChapter 2. Children's LiteratureChapter 3. Understanding Oral LanguageChapter 4. Oral Language: Perspectives and PhasesChapter 5. Early Childhood Settings and Oral Language Learning and DevelopmentChapter 6. Key Early Childhood Learning Contexts for Oral LanguageChapter 7. Learning Experiences and Activities for Speaking and ListeningChapter 8. Language, Thinking and LearningChapter 9. Assessing Speaking and ListeningPART 2 – Young Children and ReadingChapter 10. Understanding ReadingChapter 11. Phonological AwarenessChapter 12. Graphophonic Knowledge and Word IdentificationChapter 13. Vocabulary for Reading and WritingChapter 14. Strategies for Teaching ReadingChapter 15. Reading for ComprehensionChapter 16. Developing Reading FluencyPART 3 – Young Children and WritingChapter 17. Introduction to WritingChapter 18. Writing Purpose and Text OrganisationChapter 19. The Writing Conventions: Grammar and PunctuationChapter 20. Spelling and HandwritingChapter 21. Key Strategies for Teaching WritingChapter 22. Writing Experiences and ActivitiesChapter 23. Assessing and Evaluating WritingPART 04 – Framing Language and Literacy LearningChapter 24. Critical Literacy and Visual LiteracyChapter 25. Digital Technologies and LiteracyChapter 26. Connecting with FamiliesChapter 27. Planning for Language and Literacy