This book links practical ideas to theory and research to eplore the ways children learn to communicate

Introduction - Jackie Marsh and Elaine Hallet
Learning to talk, talking to learn - Jim McDonagh and Sue McDonagh
Living in two worlds: The language and literacy development of young bilinguals - Naomi Flynn
White cars like mice with little legs: Poetry in the early years - Liz Stone and Julia Gillen
Signs and symbols: Environmental print - Elaine Hallet
Early Reading Development - Guy Merchant
Developing writing in the early years - Ann Browne
Multimodal Literacies - Rosie Flewitt
Looking with a different eye: Creativity and literacy in the early years - Kate Pahl
Play, drama and literacy in the early years - Julie Dunn
ICT and literacy - Tim Waller
Media iteracy in the early years - Jackie Marsh
Family literacy - past and present - Viv Bird
Going fishing: observing, assessing and planning for literacy development in young children - Fran Paffard