Perspectives and provocations in early childhood education

• Other Authors: Vasquez, Vivian Maria (Editor), Wood, Jeffrey W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Series: Early childhood education assembly.
• Subjects: Language arts (Early childhood); Education > Schools > Levels > Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten); Pre-school and kindergarten.; Early childhood care and education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614424
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-967-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (136 pages)

Mandates to implement practices that are antithetical to what we embrace as supportive of young children's literacy learning are pervasive. Teachers of young children are asked to teach-to-the test in ways that take away opportunities for holistic, thoughtful, play-oriented practices that allow...