The Role of Place and Play in Young Children's Language and Literacy / edited by Shelley Stagg Peterson and Nicola Friedrich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peterson, Shelley, editor.

Friedrich, Nicola, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and the environment.

Language arts (Early childhood).

Place-based education.

Play environments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2022]

Summary:

This book brings notions of play and place as cultural constructions into conversations about language and literacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

THE ROLE OF PLACE AND PLAY IN YOUNG CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

1 Introduction: Playce-Based Language and Literacy Learning in Early Childhood

2 Valuing Rural and Indigenous Social Practices: Play as Placed Learning in Kindergarten Classrooms

3 Seven Directions Early Learning for Indigenous Land Literacy Wisdom

4 Sámi Children’s Language Use, Play, and the Outdoors through Teachers’ Lenses

5 Young Children Exploring Identities, Languages, and Cultures in a Multicultural Place

6 Placing the Child’s Hands on Land: Conceptualizing, Creating, and Implementing Land-Based Teachings in a Play Space

7 Negotiating a Place to Belong in an Aotearoa New Zealand Playgroup

8 The Importance of the Land, Language, Culture, Identity, and Learning in Relation for Indigenous Children

9 If Writing Floats “on a Sea of Talk,” How Best to Harness the Waves and Currents of Place and Play?

10 Scaffolding Community Literacy Practices in Kindergarten Classrooms

11 Children’s Engagement and Inquiry in Outdoors Contexts as Play- and Place-Based Learning

12 Enriching Learning with the Richness around Us

13 Exploring Urban Place-Based Play as a Stimulus for “Language in Action” and “Language as Reflection”

14 The Key Role of the Educator as a Conversational Partner in Play- and Place-Based Learning

15 Language Learning in the Garden: Discoveries from a Collaboration in a North-Central Saskatchewan Indigenous Community

16 Conclusion: Questions and Implications Arising from Playce-Based Learning in Communities across Four Continents

17 Places and Players: An Afterword

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Stagg Peterson, Shelley The Role of Place and Play in Young Children's Language and Literacy

ISBN:

1-4875-2923-6

OCLC:

1285131372