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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth-5): ECCDD202A Communication, Language and Literacy

Prescribed and Recommended Texts

Foundations of early literacy: a balanced approach to language, listening and literacy in the early years (2014) - eBook and book by Sue Palmer
Language, literacy and early childhood education (2023) - eBook and book by Janet Fellowes; Grace Oakley
Language and literacy development in early childhood (2016) - Book by Robyn Ewing; Jon Callow; Kathleen Rushton

The books below are used in the weekly readings:

Readings

Aisling, M., & Egan, S. M. (2014). Does reading to infants benefit their cognitive development at 9-months-old? An investigation using a large birth cohort survey. Child Language Teaching & Therapy, 30(3), 303-315.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659013513813
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority. (2023). Guide to the National Quality Framework.
http://www.acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework-resource-kit
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (n.d.). F-10 curriculum: English (version 8.4). The Australian Curriculum.
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/english/curriculum/f-10?layout=1
Australian Government Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, being & becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (V2.0). Australian Government Department of Education for the Ministerial Council.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf
Block, M. K., & Duke, N. K. (2015). Letter names can cause confusion and other things to know about letter-sound relationships. YC: Young Children, 70(1), 84-91.
Campbell, S. (2015). Feeling the pressure: Early childhood educators' reported views about learning and teaching phonics in Australian prior-to-school settings. Australian Journal Of Language & Literacy, 38(1), 12-26.
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03651951
Charlton, S. (2013). Screen time for children: The implications for health. Every Child, 19(4), 12.
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EC1304_Charlton.pdf
Children's Book Council of Australia. (n.d.). Home page.
http://cbca.org.au/
Connor, J. (2013). Noticing and recording learning. NQS PLP e-Newsletter, (55), 1-4.
https://kts.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CHCECE024-NQS_PLP_E-Newsletter_No55.pdf
Davis, B., Van Der Feest, S. & Yi, H. (2018). Speech sound characteristics of early words: Influence of phonological factors across vocabulary development. Journal of Child Language, 45(3), 673-702.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000917000484
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. (2018). Developmental milestones and the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standards.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-02/DevelopmentalMilestonesEYLFandNQS.pdf
ECA Learning Hub. (2011, August 24). Linking literacy learning through outdoor play [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYLrDiPH9sk
Epstein, A. S. (2015). Using technology appropriately in the preschool classroom. Exchange, 37(1), 1-12.
https://ccie-media.s3.amazonaws.com/exchangefocus/001-exchangefocus.pdf

Flores-Koulish, S. A., & Smith-D'Arezzo, W. M. (2016). The three pigs: Can they blow us into critical media literacy old school style. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 30(3), 349-360.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2016.1178673
Flückiger, B., Diamond, P., & Jones, W. (2012). Yarning space: Leading literacy learning through family-school partnerships. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 37(3), 53-59.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911203700308
Gervain, J., & Werker, J. F. (2013). Prosody cues word order in 7-month-old bilingual infants. Nature Communications, 4(1490).
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2430
Guo, K., & Mackenzie, N. (2015). Signs and codes in early childhood: An investigation of young children's creative approaches to communication. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(2), 78-87.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911504000210
Hay, I., & Fielding-Barnsley, R. (2012). Social learning, language and literacy. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 37(1), 24-29.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911203700104
Hedges, H. (2011). Rethinking Sponge Bob and Ninja Turtles: Popular culture as funds of knowledge for curriculum co-construction. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), 25-29.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911103600105
Hill, S., Glover, A., & Colbung, M. (2011). My favourite book! Young Aboriginal children's book choices. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), 77- 84.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911103600113
Honig, A. S. (2017). Language insights for caregivers with young children. Early Child Development and Care, 187(3-4), 527-541.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1263917
Hopkins, L., Green, J., & Brookes, F. (2013). Books, bytes and brains: The implications of new knowledge for children's early literacy learning. Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 38(1), 23-28.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911303800105
Hornsby, D., & Wilson, L. (2014). Early literacy is more than phonics. Practically Primary, 19(3), 12-15.
Howard, V., & Wallace, M. (2016). Today's tech literacy tools. Children & Libraries: The Journal Of The Association For Library Service To Children, 14(1), 3-9.
https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.14n1.3

Kim, S. J. (2016). Opening up spaces for early critical literacy: Korean kindergarteners exploring diversity through multicultural picture books. Australian Journal Of Language & Literacy, 39(2), 176-187.
Klieve, H., & Flückiger, B. (2015). Towards an evidence base: Exploring the impact of community-based literacy programs in remote Indigenous communities. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(2), 89-98.
Lennox, S. (2013). Interactive read-alouds: An avenue for enhancing children’s language for thinking and understanding: A review of recent research. Early Childhood Education Journal, 41(5), 381-389.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-013-0578-5.
Let's read. (n.d.). Home page.
http://www.letsread.com.au/Home
Lindstrand, S. H., & Willén, P. B. (2016). 'When you give them a pencil they often say they're writing': Preschool teachers' categorisation of written language work with toddlers. Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood. 41(1), 90-99.
http://doi.org/10.3316/informit.024500801430130
Mackenzie, N., & Hemmings, B. (2014). Predictors of success with writing in the first year of school. Issues In Educational Research, 24(1), 41-54.
Mackenzie, N., & Veresov, N. (2013). How drawing can support writing acquisition: Text construction in early writing from a Vygotskian perspective. Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 38(4), 22-29.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911303800404
Maher, M., & Bellen, L. (2015). Smoothing children's transition into formal schooling. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 43(1), 9-17.
https://doi.org /10.1007/s10643-013-0630-5
McLean, K. (2013). Literacy and technology in the early years of education: Looking to the familiar to inform educator practice. Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 38(4), 30-41.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911303800405
McTurk, N., Lea, T., Robinson, G., Nutton, G., & Carapetis, J. R. (2011). Defining and assessing the school readiness of Indigenous Australian children. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), 69-76.
h https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911103600112
National Association for the Education of Young Children., & The Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media. (2012). Technology and interactive media as tools in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8.
https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/topics/PS_technology_WEB.pdf
Newman, L., Arthur, L., Staples, K., & Woodrow, C. (2016). Recognition of family engagement in young children's literacy learning. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 41(1), 73-81.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911604100110
NSW Department of Education. (2015). New phonics resource to improve reading skills [Media release].
https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/news-media/pdf_doc/150909-new-phonics-resource.pdf
NSW Government. (n.d.). Bilingual children and families in early childhood services [Factsheet].
https://www.scribd.com/document/354346621/Diversity-in-Practice-Tipsheet-5
Oddo, J. M., & Castleberry, L. (2013). The importance of play in the development of language skills.
http://www.theministryofparenting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/The-Importance-of-Play-in-the-Development-of-Language-Skills.pdf

Pelatti, C. Y., Piasta, S. B., Justice, L. M., & O’Connell, A. (2014). Language- and literacy-learning opportunities in early childhood classrooms: Children’s typical experiences and within-classroom variability. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 29(4),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.05.004
Papandreou, M. (2014). Communicating and thinking through drawing activity in early childhood. Journal Of Research In Childhood Education, 28(1), 85-100.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2013.851131
Puranik, C. S., & Lonigan, C. J. (2014). Emergent writing in preschoolers: Preliminary evidence for a theoretical framework. Reading Research Quarterly, 49(4), 453-467.
Reading Rockets. (n.d.). Reading topics A-Z.
https://www.readingrockets.org/topics
Sim, S., & Berthelsen, D. (2014). Shared book reading by parents with young children: Evidence-based practice. Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 39(1), 50-55.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911403900107
Speech Pathology Australia. (2017). Communication milestones kit: 12 months - 5 years.
https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/Comm-swallow/Speech-development/Communication-milestones.aspx
Topsfield, J. (2010, August 26). Teacher reaps reward of truce in ‘reading wars’. The Sydney Morning Herald.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/teacher-reaps-reward-of-truce-in-reading-wars-20100825-13s7k.html
Vaish, V. (2014). Whole language versus code-based skills and interactional patterns in Singapore’s early literacy program. Cambridge Journal Of Education, 44(2), 199-215.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2013.863830
Vouloumanos, A., & Curtin, S. (2014). Foundational tuning: How infants' attention to speech predicts language development. Cognitive Science, 38(8), 1675-1686.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12128
Watson, R., & Wildy, H. (2014). Pedagogical practice of early childhood teachers: Explicit enhancement of students' literacy. Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 39(2), 82-90.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911403900211
Whorrall, J., & Cabell, S. Q. (2016). Supporting children’s oral language development in the preschool classroom. Early Childhood Education Journal, 44(4), 335-341.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-015-0719-0