MAKING SENSE OF EARLY LITERACY:A PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTIVE.
By Tricia David, Bridie Raban, Christine Ure, Kathy Goouch, Martine Jago, Isabelle Barriere and Andrew Lambirth.
(Trentham Books, 9.95, 01782 745567).
Reviewed by Marian Whitehead, language and early years consultant This is a fascinating research story about the nature of early childhood, literacy learning and life in print-dependable societies. Two research teams, one based in England and the other in Australia, present cross-cultural evidence about very young children engaging with the power of print.
It includes a fascinating account of early literacy learning in the four cultures studied: Australia, Singapore, England and France. As a practitioner, I was inspired and challenged by the chapter on Changing Childhoods as well as the one on Play Approaches to Early Literacy Learning. They broadened my perspectives and re-affirmed the principles of good practice.
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