Reviewed by Marian Whitehead, language and early years consultant
How refreshing to find a well-prioritised list of contents, starting with 'talk' and ending with 'play' in its unifying and sense-making role, and stopping to look at 'rhyme and rhythm' on the way.
It is hard to be original in the possibly over-published field of language and literacy. But the authors of this book have learned a lot from the many good contemporary writers on the topic and produced a clear, practical and helpful text.
The challenge for the authors has been to synthesise the demands of the National Literacy Strategy with the Foundation Stage focus on play and a developmentally appropriate curriculum in the early years. They give it their best shot and the resulting guidance is sound, although personally I believe that the synthesising task is impossible.
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