This work examines international strategies of early education and literacy for disadvantaged children, from a cross-cultural perspective. It brings together theoretical insights, the results of empirical research, and experiences with early educational intervention programmes.
Author(s): Lotty Eldering, Paul Leseman
Edition: 1
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 355
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Series Editor's Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Young Children......Page 14
Culture-Behavior Relationships......Page 30
Theoretical Conceptions of Human Development......Page 52
From Parents' Cultural Belief Systems to Behavior......Page 78
Context and Cognition in Early Childhood Education......Page 102
Modifiability of Cognitive Components......Page 128
Facilitating Language Development Promotes Literacy Learning......Page 152
Home and School Literacy in a Multicultural Society......Page 174
Parenting in Poverty: Young Children and Their Families in South Africa......Page 202
Literacy and Schooling in a Multilingual Society......Page 224
Empowering Parents and Children: The Case of the Turkish Early Enrichment Project......Page 246
The Dutch Experience with the Home Intervention Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)......Page 270
Integrated Early Childhood Development: The Indian Experience......Page 298
Success for All: Effects of Prevention and Early Intervention on Elementary Students' Reading......Page 316
Index......Page 344
