English for Child Development: Language Skills for Parents and Providers
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English for Child Development is a comprehensive coursebook designed to meet the language requirements of adults preparing for the field of early childhood education. It provides practice for intermediate to high intermediate language learners in the integrated skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Audio support is provided for pronunciation, dialogs, dictations, songs, and readings.
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by Marianne Brems, Marsha J. Chan, and Julaine Rosner
Available both as a printed book and an enhanced ePUB with embedded audio.
English for Child Development is a comprehensive text designed to meet the language requirements of adults preparing for the field of early childhood education. It provides practice for intermediate to high intermediate language learners in the integrated skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Thus, the program can be used as the core resource in a language development class for early childhood educators, child caregivers, and parents.
This book is intended for students in the following environments:
- community college and university classes for English language learners in child development courses
- adult and community education classes
- community based English tutoring programs
- parenting classes
- English classes for vocational education and worker training programs
- English programs for au pairs, nannies, preschool teachers, and other child care providers
This integrated skills textbook:
- teaches English specific to the field of early childhood education
- focuses on the academic language for students of child development
- gives practical assignments for communicating orally and in writing as child care providers, in-service teachers, and parents
- embraces the linguistic and cultural diversity of children and adults
- includes games, songs, creative projects, and problem-solving tasks
Topics include:
- documenting development
- describing children’s development
- factors in child development
- Domains of child development
Child development objectives include:
- describing a child’s appearance
- describing a child care environment
- assessing a child’s development level
- writing objective child observations
- filling out child development profiles
Online audio files contain:
- songs
- readings
- pronunciation exercises
- conversation models
- listening passages
- dictations
Paperback, 264 pages, companion audio files online
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Gathering Information about Children
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Describing children
Part II Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding an observation report
Part III Practical applications Filling out an enrollment intake form
CHAPTER 2 Documenting Development
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Describing children’s actions and clothing
Part II: Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding a Child’s Development
Part III: Practical applications: Filling out an anecdotal record form
CHAPTER 3 Describing Children and their Development
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Describing children’s physical appearance and racial identity
Part II: Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding growth and development
Part III: Practical Application: Using a developmental profile form to assess gross motor manipulative skills
CHAPTER 4 Factors in Child Development
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Describing a child care environment
Part II: Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding factors in child development
Part III: Practical applications: Responding to writing prompts
CHAPTER 5 Socio-Emotional Development
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Describing and dealing with socio-emotional behavior
Part II: Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding socio-emotional development
Part III: Practical applications: Using a developmental profile form to assess skills in social interactions with familiar adults
CHAPTER 6 Motor Development
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Describing motor development
Part II: Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding Motor Development
Part III: Practical applications: Using a developmental profile form to assess fine motor manipulative skills
CHAPTER 7 Cognitive Development
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Describing Cognitive Development
Part II: Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding Cognitive Development
Part III: Practical applications: Using early learning guidelines to assess causation skills
CHAPTER 8 Language and Literacy Development
Part I: Everyday Language and Concepts: Encouraging a child to use language
Part II: Academic Language and Concepts: Understanding language and literacy development
Part III: Practical applications: Using a speech and language checklist to analyze and rate speech
APPENDIX
Sentence Structure and Mechanics
Pair Activities for Partner A
Word Forms
Observation Projects
Pair Activities for Partner B
Blank Forms and Charts
Testimonials
Praise for English for Child Development: Language Skills for Parents and Providers
As one who trains trainers of both center and home-based child care providers, I can attest that English for Child Development fills a real instructional gap. Whereas most programs use government brochures intended for the general public, this book tailors valuable information for English language learners and provides practical activities to prepare them to work with, raise, and educate children in an English-speaking environment. - Margarita Perez, Worcester State University, Massachusetts, USA
English for Child Development is timely, appropriate and applicable for use at the certificate and diploma levels, as well as to give an overview of child development to anyone engaged in taking care of children. The content, which appeals to diverse audiences, gives the needed practice in English as a foreign language and the needed knowledge of child development. - Catherine Murungi, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
English for Child Development follows English for Child Care as a thoughtful, well-organized text for intermediate to high-intermediate ESL students. The chapter topics are informative and engaging, and the activities flow in a pedagogically sound manner. It is readily accessible and interesting to a broad audience, and it is appropriate for a variety of instructional settings. - Susan Schall, San Francisco City College, California, USA
English for Child Development is an excellent complement to English for Child Care. Students of Early Childhood Education who use both texts as a part of their study can make significant progress in both language and content. The books also support new parents in continuing education classes, nannies, au pairs and others who interact with children. - Patti Cornell, Destination Imagination, Connecticut, USA
English for Child Development is very helpful for ESL students who take Early Childhood Education courses but struggle with the English language. The content targets highly relevant child development principles and the exercises help students develop appropriate vocabulary, grammar and oral language for interacting in child care situations. - Masoorma Anvarali. York Region District School Board, Ontario, Canada
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