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Language and Literacy: Birth to 8 Years (EDUC91063) // Further information

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Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Fellowes and Oakley (2019), Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education (3rd Ed.), Oxford University Press.

    Recommended texts and other resources

    Knoop-van Campen, C., Segers, E. & Verhoeven, L. (2018). How phonological awareness mediates the relation between working memory and word reading efficiency in children with dyslexia. Dyslexia, 24, 156 – 169.

    Niklas, F., Cohrssen, C. & Tayler, C. (2016). Home Learning Environment and Concept Formation: A Family Intervention Study with Kindergarten Children. Early Childhood Education Journal, 44(5), 419.

    Mackenzie, N. & Veresov, N. (2013). How drawing can support writing acquisition: Text construction in early writing from a Vygotskian perspective. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 38(4), 22 – 29.

    Nilsson, M., Ferholt, B. & Lecusay, R. (2018). ‘The play-exploring child’ Reconceptualising the relationship between play and learning in early childhood education. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 19, 241 – 245.

    Saracho, O. N. (2017). Literacy and language: new developments in research, theory and practice. Early Child Development and Care, 187(3-4), 55 – 88.

    Sperry, D., Sperry, L. & Miller, P. (2019). Reexamining the verbal environments of children from different social backgrounds. Child Development, 1303 – 1308.

    State Government of Victoria. (2018). Literacy Teaching Toolkit:

    Weisleder, A. & Fernald, A. (2013). Talking to children matters. Early language experience strengthens processing and builds vocabulary, Psychological Science, 24(11), 2143 – 2152.

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    CourseMaster of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary)
  • Links to additional information

    Faculty of Education: https://education.unimelb.edu.au/

Last updated: 10 February 2024