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Developed by STEPS Professional Development (Edith Cowan University) on behalf of the Department of Education and Training (Western Australia).
The book enables teachers to assess the development of students and to link appropriate instruction to phases of development. A comprehensive range of practical teaching and learning experiences is provided at each phase. The CD-Rom provides teachers with recording sheets, a range of assessment teaching and learning formats and ideas to help parents support their child’s literacy development.Contents
Contents : introduction; use of texts - procedures for teaching speaking and listening, the functions of oral language; Contextual Understanding - developing contextual understanding for speaking and listening; Conventions - effective teaching of conventions, developing understanding of conventions; Processes and Strategies - speaking and listening processes and strategies; glossary; bibliography; First Steps Second Edition Professional development courses;
