{"product_id":"the-role-of-place-and-play-in-young-childrens-language-and-literacy-paperback-softback-9781487529222","title":"The Role of Place and Play in Young Children's Language and Literacy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487529222","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Role of Place and Play in Young Children's Language and Literacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShelley Stagg Peterson (Edited by), Nicola Friedrich (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487529222\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 March 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages, 24 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominant assumptions about place tend to be defined in relation to urban communities. To assume a singular construction of urban places misrepresents the experiences, perspectives, and identities of urban children, making their identities become invisible to researchers, educators, and curriculum developers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing a wide range of perspectives, \u003cem\u003eThe Role of Place and Play in Young Children\u0026amp;#x2019;s Language and Literacy\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on language and literacy learning in play-based early childhood settings where place plays an important role in teaching and learning. Drawing on geographic contexts, including northern rural and Indigenous communities, and giving voice to educational leaders in Indigenous professional learning contexts, as well as speech-language pathologists, this book joins forces with literacy and early childhood education researchers to create an interdisciplinary collage of theory, research, and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing play and place together, a concept Shelley Stagg Peterson and Nicola Friedrich call \u003ci\u003eplayce-based learning\u003c\/i\u003e, this book provides new and compelling ways to think about equity and educational opportunity in the language and literacy development of young children, and offers spaces for them to construct their own identities in positive ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Playce-Based Language and Literacy Learning in Early Childhood \u003cbr\u003eShelley Stagg Peterson and Nicola Friedrich\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Valuing Rural and Indigenous Social Practices: Play as Placed Learning in Kindergarten Classrooms\u003cbr\u003eKaren Eppley, Shelley Stagg Peterson, and Denise Heppner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Seven Directions Early Learning for Indigenous Land Literacy Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eSharla Mskokii Peltier\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sámi Children\u0026amp;#x2019;s Language Use, Play, and the Outdoors Through Teachers\u0026amp;#x2019; Lens\u003cbr\u003eKristina Belancic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Young Children Exploring Identities, Languages, and Cultures in a Multicultural Place\u003cbr\u003eMaria Cooper and Helen Hedges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Placing the Child\u0026amp;#x2019;s Hands on the Land: Conceptualizing, Creating, and Implementing Land-Based Teachings in a Play Space \u003cbr\u003eLori Huston and Stephanie Michano-Drover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Negotiating a Place to Belong in an Aotearoa New Zealand Playgroup\u003cbr\u003eMary M. Jacobs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Importance of the Land, Language, Culture, Identity, and Learning in Relation for Indigenous Children\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Wood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. If Writing Floats \"on a Sea of Talk,\" How Best to Harness the Waves and Currents of Place and Play?\u003cbr\u003eJudy M. Parr\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Scaffolding Community Literacy Practices in Kindergarten Classrooms\u003cbr\u003eNicola Friedrich\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Children\u0026amp;#x2019;s Engagement and Inquiry in Outdoors Contexts as Play- and Place-Based Learning\u003cbr\u003eGisela Wajskop\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Enriching Learning with the Richness Around Us\u003cbr\u003eChristine Portier\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Exploring Urban Place-Based Play as a Stimulus for \"Language in Action\" and \"Language as Reflection\"\u003cbr\u003eJanet Scull and Kim O\u0026amp;#x2019;Grady\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Key Role of the Educator as a Conversational Partner in Play- and Place-Based Learning\u003cbr\u003eJanice Greenberg and Sharon Walker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Language Learning in the Garden: Discoveries from a Collaboration in a North-Central Saskatchewan Indigenous Community\u003cbr\u003eLaureen J. McIntyre, Laurie-ann M. Hellsten, and Tyler Bergen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Conclusion: Questions and Implications Arising from Playce-Based Learning in Communities across Four Continents\u003cbr\u003eShelley Stagg Peterson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Places and Players: An Afterword \u003cbr\u003eMichael Corbett \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595754336536,"sku":"9781487529222","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-role-of-place-and-play-in-young-childrens-language-and-literacy-paperback-softback-9781487529222","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}