Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Young Children; Culture-Behavior Relationships; Theoretical Conceptions of Human Development; From Parents' Cultural Belief Systems to Behavior; Context and Cognition in Early Childhood Education; Modifiability of Cognitive Components; Facilitating Language Development Promotes Literacy Learning; Home and School Literacy in a Multicultural Society; Parenting in Poverty: Young Children and Their Families in South Africa; Literacy and Schooling in a Multilingual Society.
Summary
In examining child development and early educational intervention strategies from cross cultural perspectives, this work brings together several recent theoretical insights, the results of empirical research, and experiences with well-evaluated early educational intervention programs. Its purpose is to constructively examine current international strategies of early education and literacy for disadvantaged children.
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