This book overviews the sociolinguistic and psychological approaches to studying play and literacy. It offers research studies that relate different aspects of

This volume brings together studies, research syntheses, and critical commentaries that examine play-literacy relationships from cognitive, ecological, and cult

Extensive empirical research has documented the value of play for both cognitive and social development. Despite the evidence, educators and policy makers are e

How can we build a strong literacy foundation for children? This book appreciates that learning and language development start with the play episodes, oral lang

The importance of the early years in young children’s lives and the rigid inequality in literacy achievement are a stimulating backdrop to current research in