Word Aware 2: Teaching Vocabulary in the Early Years

This is a highly practical, comprehensive resource designed to support Early Years practitioners in the provision of effective vocabulary development in pre-school children of all abilities.

It is based on the same theory as the existing Word Aware resource but is adapted for Early Years. This rigourously tried and tested approach is an outstanding resource that will be an essential addition to any early years' setting or pre-school classroom. It is also an important addition to the materials used by speech and language therapists.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Make words count: developing a word enriched environment

Chapter 3 Direct teaching of vocabulary

Chapter 4 Teaching concepts

Chapter 5 Fun with words

Chapter 6 Supporting children with higher needs

Chapter 7 Word detective: developing word learning strategies

Chapter 8 Involving families

Chapter 9 Visual summary of word aware

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