Here's the Story: Using Narrative to Promote Young Children's Language and Literacy Learning

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ISBN: 9780807749791 | 0807749796
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/31/2009

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This groundbreaking work examines teacher quality, work norms, and professional learning opportunities using data from 47 countries around the globe. The authors specifically compare and contrast the United States with two high-achieving countries -- Japan and Australia -- that have implemented very different approaches to improving teacher quality

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Stories and Children's First Language Learning
From Zero to Three: The Value of Stories for Young Children's Language Learning	p. 13
Using Story Drama with Young Preschoolers	p. 27
The Superhero Project: Language, Stories, and Critical Thinking	p. 39
Telling Stories and Learning to Tell Stories: Lessons from a Professional Storyteller	p. 49
Stories and Children's Multilingual Learning
How Social Stories Support the Early Literacy Learning of Toddlers	p. 63
Pictures in Our Lives: Using Wordless Picture Books with New Language Learners	p. 71
Personal Stories as a Home-School Link in a Bilingual Kindergarten	p. 81
The Book After a Book Project: Aspects of Teaching English as a Foreign Language	p. 92
Stories and Children's Literacy Development
"Once Upon a Time There Was a ...": Forms and Functions of Story Dictation in Preschool	p. 109
The Art and Artistry of Nina Crews: Picture Books as Springboards for Dictation in Preschool	p. 123
Magic and Imagination in Children's Picture Books: An Interview with Elisa Kleven	p. 141
When Is a Story a Story? The Fragmentation of Story in a First-Grade Classroom	p. 151
Epilogue	p. 161
Index	p. 165
About the Editor	p. 171
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Here's the Story: Using Narrative to Promote Young Children's Language and Literacy Learning

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