Developing Literacy Skills in the Early Years: A Practical GuideMany young children need targeted support and encouragement to help develop their literacy skills. This book contains tried and tested activities to improve listening, verbal reasoning, and language skills in young children and shows you how to turn theory into fun, practical ideas for the classroom. The author shows how to link activities to the Early Learning Goals and the National Literacy Strategy and the book includes:
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Contents
How to Use this Book | 1 |
Becoming a Reader | 5 |
Working with groups | 18 |
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