S3. Episode 4: Young Children’s Emerging Literacy - Pt 1.
Part 1 of 2, Young Children’s Emerging Literacy is continued in Season 3, Episode 5.
Dr. Pauline Harris from the University of South Australia discusses key ideas in young children’s development of literacy. Dr. Harris enthusiastically shares her work supporting families and communities to bolster children’s literacy and the transition to school. Listen as Dr. Harris explains what literacy looks like for our young children. Her rich examples of literacy in a variety of cultures throughout the world will help listeners to identify and support a broader definition of literacy. Her engaging examples encourage educators to pause and consider the existing strengths and knowledge children bring to literacy beyond the act of reading and writing print.
“The broader we can visualize and define what literacy or literacies are, the more we’re going to actually recognize the strengths that children already have and how we as teachers and educators can build on those strengths.” -Dr. Pauline Harris
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About our guest
Pauline Harris
Dr. Pauline Harris is an expert in early literacy and the chair of early childhood research at the University of South Australia’s School of Education. Her work is informed by her expertise in children’s literacies, languages, and citizenship across diverse educational and community settings in Australia and overseas. Pauline has authored seven books, including Children’s multilingual literacy - Fostering childhood literacy in home and community settings (Harris, Brock, Camaitoga, Carter, Diamond, McInnes, Krishna, Neill, 2018, Springer) and Children as Citizens: Engaging with the Child’s Voice in Educational Settings (Harris and Manatakis, 2013, Routledge).
Dr. Harris engages with educators and other professionals in the field on an ongoing basis; and gives regular keynote addresses and professional development workshops that include topics on children’s rights, voices, and participation; early years language and literacy learning, pedagogy, and practice; and strengthening relationships between early childhood research, policy and practice. Prior to her first academic appointment several years ago, Pauline completed her Doctoral studies at the University of California Berkeley; and before that, completed her undergraduate studies at The University of Sydney. Dr. Harris has been collaborating with the University of Wyoming to support the development of an early literacy credential for early childhood educators.
Show Notes
Check out the links below the documents and resources mentioned in this episode.
Reggio Emilia Website: The Hundred Languages of Children
https://www.reggiochildren.it/en/reggio-emilia-approach/100-linguaggi-en/
