1st Edition
Focus on Meaning Talking to Some Purpose with Young Children
By Joan Tough
Copyright 1973
140 Pages
by
Routledge
The young child depends on talking with adults to gain an understanding of the world around him and Focus on Meaning (originally published in 1973) helps the teacher, the parent, and all concerned with growing children to gain insight into the part that language plays during the early years of childhood. The fact that the author is a mother as well as a teacher of international reputation in... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The functions of the child’s language 3. Talk in the home 4. Talk in school 5. Listening to children’s talk 6. Observing children’s use of language 7. The invitation to talk 8. Talking to think 9. Talking and imagining 10. Talking and learning 11. Focus on meaning
Biography
Joan Tough
