{"product_id":"storytelling-in-early-childhood-enriching-language-literacy-and-classroom-culture-paperback","title":"Storytelling in Early Childhood: Enriching Language, Literacy and Classroom Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTeresa Cremin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRosie Flewitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBen Mardell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStorytelling in Early Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating book which explores the multiple dimensions of storytelling and story acting and shows how they enrich language and literacy learning in the early years. Foregrounding the power of children's own stories in the early and primary years, it provides evidence that storytelling and story acting, a pedagogic approach first developed by Vivian Gussin Paley, affords rich opportunities to foster learning within a play-based and language-rich curriculum. The book explores a number of themes and topics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of imaginary play and its dynamic relationship to narrative;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow socially situated symbolic actions enrich the emotional, cognitive and social development of children;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow the interrelated practices of storytelling and dramatisation enhance language and literacy learning, and contribute to an inclusive classroom culture; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe challenges practitioners face in aligning their understanding of child literacy and learning with a narrow, mandated curriculum which focuses on measurable outcomes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by an international approach and based on new empirical studies, this volume further advances the field, offering new theoretical and practical analyses of storytelling and story acting from complementary disciplinary perspectives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a potent and engaging read for anyone intrigued by Paley's storytelling and story acting curriculum, as well as those practitioners and students with a vested interest in early years literacy and language learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from Vivian Gussin Paley, Patricia 'Patsy' Cooper, Dorothy Faulkner, Natalia Kucirkova, Gillian Dowley McNamee and Ageliki Nicolopoulou.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeresa Cremin\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Education (Literacy), The Open University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosie Flewitt is Reader in Early Communication and Literacy, UCL Institute of Education, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Mardell is Project Director at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Swann is Emeritus Professor of English Language, The Open University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487430230194,"sku":"9781138932142","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5931d94722d639f1a164211184532ec5.webp?v=1779333425","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/storytelling-in-early-childhood-enriching-language-literacy-and-classroom-culture-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}