Promoting Language and Literacy Development

On page 391 of your text, Gestwicki talks about a "print-rich environment." Based on your text and the article "The Reading Chair: All Interest Areas Need Books, So Spread Those Books Around,"think about what it means to create an environment which is rich in print and which supports language and literacy development.

As you prepare for this discussion, consider the following:

• What does it mean to create a print-rich environment?

• Where, how, and with the use of what types of materials can early childhood professionals support language and literacy development?

• How is language and literacy development fostered through play?

• What are some ways that adults inadvertently disrupt or inhibit developmentally appropriate language and literacy learning?

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• Three ways that an early childhood professional can support language and literacy development throughout his or her setting.

• One way that environments and/or adults can inhibit developmentally appropriate language and literacy learning

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