Early Literacy Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach to Language, Listening, and Literacy Skills

Early Literacy Fundamentals offers powerful activities to develop the skills, concepts, and knowledge underpinning early literacy. It builds on the personal, social, emotional, creative, and physical development skills that are a traditional part of early childhood programs.

Based on the latest research, the book recognizes that oral language is the bedrock upon which formal learning is based and that literacy:

• begins at birth and is part of an ongoing developmental process;
• develops concurr...