Language Arts in Early Education (Early Childhood Education)

This comprehensive language arts text offers sound information, activities and resources for students studying early childhood education. It discusses young children with special needs, including the child who is disabled, the child who is learning English as an additional language, and the child from an impoverished environment. Information is presented to enhance developmental success in the four areas of the children's academic future: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Integrated throughout the text is information about the circumstances of the lives of children with special needs, activities to help the new teacher with classroom and home ideas, as well as an assessment of these activities.