Exploring Poetry With Young Children Av Ann (Early Years Consultant Uk) Watts

<P>With the increased focus on children¿s language in early years education, poetry can be a valuable tool in enhancing speaking, listening and communication. This book provides practitioners with a guide on how and where to start with using poetry with children. Combined with practical suggestions on finding and using poems with children of differing ages and language ability, it also offers advice on how to encourage children to create and develop their own poems. The book includes a wide range of poems to use with children based on their everyday experiences, ensuring that practitioners can enhance the learning experience as it happens, and enrich the language development of the children in their care.</P>