At a Loss for Words: How America Is Failing Our Children (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781592133925)

Drawing on the latest research on development among toddlers and preschoolers, At a Loss for Words lays out the importance of getting parents, policy makers, and child care providers to recognize the role of early literacy skills in reducing the achievement gap that begins before three years of age. Readers are guided through home and classroom settings that promote language, contrasting them with the merely mediocre child care settings in which more and more young children spend increasing amounts of time. Too many of our young children are not receiving the level of input and practice that will enable them to acquire language skillsOCothe key to success in school and life. Bardige explains how to build better community support systems for children, and better public education, in order to ensure that toddlers learn the power of language from their families and teachers."

Author: Betty Bardige
ISBN-10: 1592133924
ISBN-13: 9781592133925
Publisher: Temple University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/09/2005
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.34w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 154