TY - BOOK AU - Taylor,Jessica TI - Language and literacy development in early childhood / SN - 9781984694157 U1 - 372.6 PY - 2025/// CY - New York PB - 3G E-Learning KW - Language arts KW - Early childhood KW - Child KW - Language KW - Child development KW - Philosophy and theory of education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.; Chapter 1: language and literacy development in the early childhood -- Chapter 2: playing with language: imaginative play, language development and technology -- Chapter 3: talking to learn: listening to young children's language -- Chapter 4: difference and diversity in language and literacy development -- Chapter 5: Aboriginal perspectives in the early childhood literacy classroom -- Chapter 6: reading with children: quality literature and language development -- Chapter 7: sup[porting the emergent reader -- Chapter 8: storying and the emergent storyteller and writer -- Index N2 - storytelling was part of everyone's childhood. It's one of the oldest and purest forms of teaching and gives you, as parents, an opportunity to spend valuable time with your child. Storytelling to children without the addition of illustrations or any other visual aids allows them to imagine characters and settings. This is important for their creative and imaginative thinking. Storytelling, regardless of what medium, is a fun and interactive activity for children. As they learn to love learning and associate it with a fun activity. This is important for encouraging a healthy perspective on learning and school later on in life ER -