Building Literacy Competencies in Early Childhood

Synopsis: Reviews the underlying cognitive, social and physical requirements for all formal education and then presents the specific understandings and skills that are prequisites for attaining literacy. These are divided into two interdependent sets of competencies. The understandings and motivations that make reading an important activity are called the ‘communicative aspects of literacy’. These include purpose of reading, concepts of print and comprehension of text and these continue to grow throughout a reader’s lifetime. The other set is labelled ‘literacy skills’ and includes phonological awareness, letter recognition, alphabetic principle, sound/symbol correspondence, and encoding/decoding. Graphics and definitions help students to visualise the organisation and content of the many factors involved in becoming literate.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Year of production: 2000
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: US$250.00 (+p&p)
Subjects: Education; Philosophy; Psychology
Keywords: democracy; developmental psychology; Dewey, John (1859-1952); education systems; technological innovation

Name: Davidson Films Inc.
Email: dfi@davidsonfilms.com
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Address: 735 Tank Farm Road
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Notes: A US-based production and distribution company specialising in films relating to psychology, gerontology, child development, and neuroscience. Many of these feature footage or interviews with eminent scientists. Sale on DVD and supplied with closed captioning.

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