Language and Literacies in Early Childhood

Running head: LANGUAGE AND LITERACIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Language and Literacies in Early Childhood
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LANGUAGE AND LITERACIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD1
Executive Summary
The paper is an elaborate study of the importance of resources in early childhood. The
teacher uses various kinds of resources to grow the children's interest, concentration, and
knowledge of literature. The resource chosen in the paper is a storybook and the story that
has been effecting the creativity of the child is Rapunzel. Rapunzel has various benefits in the
life of a child, which they can enjoy if literature is included in early childhood. The paper is
how resources act as an intriguer in the development of the child and how it is beneficial to
an individual, a small group or a large group.

LANGUAGE AND LITERACIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD2
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
What is language?..................................................................................................................3
How do children learn to communicate?...............................................................................4
Importance of physical and aesthetic characteristics of the resource....................................4
Children’s literature promotes language development..........................................................5
The educational potential of the resources.............................................................................5
Development of literature in children from birth to five years..............................................5
How does the resource help develop the language?...............................................................6
How it is beneficial to............................................................................................................6
Reference List ...........................................................................................................................9

LANGUAGE AND LITERACIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD3
Introduction
Literature plays a vital role in a child's development. It is a crucial aspect of the
growing stages. Literature increases the love for reading and language or speaking skills.
Introducing literature in the early stage helps in developing writing skills, speaking skills, and
communication skills. In the paper, an elaborate description of how literature has been
helping in the creativity of the child and triggering the imagination of the child (Jalongo,
Dragich, Conrad & Zhang, 2002). There have been various resources used to develop the
literature of the child. An educator and the parents are the vital components that help in the
increase of literacy in the child. The teacher uses Rapunzel as the resource for expanding
literature in the life of the person. The paper is a brief study of how Rapunzel as a literature
can be introduced in a child's early life and what are its effects on the life of the child
(Wilson, 2003). In the paper, there is an elaborate study of how Rapunzel have an impact on
the imagination and the literary development of the child. For instance reading Rapunzel to
the children will help in enhancing their imagination about the looks of Rapunzel as well as
the witch. It also explains the importance of various resources in introducing literature in the
life of the child.
Discussion
Learning Resource
Category of the Resource Name of the resource
Storybook
(From which the story Rapunzel is
chosen)
Fig 1: Rapunzel story
(Source: www.storiestogrowby.org, 2019)