Language, Literacy, and Young Children: A Parents’ and Teachers’ Role

This week’s required reading includes two articles: Can babies read and write? and The essentials of early literacy instruction. For this Discussion, select one of these articles. Discuss the insights and information shared in the article you selected. What did you learn from the article? What did you find especially interesting? Are there insights in the article with which you especially agree and/or disagree? Did the article provide effective teaching or coaching strategies for fostering infant and toddler development? 
Refer to the specific article of your choice, the text, additional resources and your own insights.

Required Text

Wittmer, D.S. & Petersen, S.H (2014). Infant and toddler development and responsive program planning: A relationship-based approach (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.