Beschreibung:
Providing an evidence-based, theoretically informed account, Reading Picture Books with Infants and Toddlers supports educators, parents and caregivers with the knowledge, skills and motivation to provide frequent, enjoyable, and language-rich reading experiences with infants and toddlers.
1. The Benefits of Reading with Infants and Toddlers 2. How Context Shapes Meaning: A Functional Theory of Language 3. Shared Reading as a Pedagogical Practice: Learning through Language 4. Shared Reading from Birth to Eighteen Months: Semiotic Beginnings 5. Shared Reading from Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months: Representing Experience 6. Shared Reading from Two to Three Years: Language, Literature and Learning 7. Shared Reading with Infants and Toddlers in Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 8. Picture Books for Children from Birth to Three