1st Edition

Literacy Across the Early Years Foundation Stage A Guide to Best Practice

By Helen Bradford Copyright 2018
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

Literacy is fundamental if a child is to succeed in life and make a positive contribution. Research shows that the earliest years lay the crucial foundations for literacy development and the experiences offered to young children will have a major impact on their future academic attainment. This book examines literacy alongside theories of child development and provides detailed and practical... Read more

Introduction: The Aims of the EYFS  1. Language Development and Literacy  2. Physical Development and Literacy  3. Personal Social and Emotional Development and Literacy  4. The Early Learning Goal for Reading  5. The Early Learning Goal for Writing  6. Assessing Children’s Literacy Progress  7. Enabling Environments  Conclusions

Biography

Helen Bradford is a Lecturer on the Early Years and Primary PGCE course at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK.