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10 - Digital Technologies

from Part II - Pedagogy in Interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2022

By
Sandy Houen  and
Susan Danby
Edited by
Amelia Church  and
Amanda Bateman
Amelia Church
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Amanda Bateman
Affiliation:
Swansea University
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Summary

This chapter starts with an overview of the research on young children’s storytelling both in the home and in preschool settings. It will then turn the reader’s attention to research concerned with the interactions of children aged from 1 year 11 months to 3 years in the home, collected in Australia. It aims to illustrate how storytelling in story book reading and in recounts is achieved and changes over time. The chapter ends with a discussion about practical implications for teachers.

Keywords

storytellingscaffoldingsecond storiesrecountsinteractional competenceearly literacy practices.
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Talking with Children
A Handbook of Interaction in Early Childhood Education
 , pp. 204 - 226
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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