Stages in Language Development and Reading Exposure.

Chomsky, Carol

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Publication Date: 1972

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Stages in Language Development and Reading Exposure

Chomsky, Carol

Harvard Educational Review, 42, 1, 1-33, Feb 72

Using the ability to understand five test structure sentences as a criteria of English comprehension, the author concludes that children pass through five specific stages of language development. The rapidity with which this development occurs is determined by Socioeconomic Status and reading interests of parent and child. (AF)

Descriptors: Child Language, English Curriculum, Language Acquisition, Parent Influence, Reading Comprehension, Reading Development, Reading Interests, Reading Skills, Sentence Structure, Socioeconomic Influences

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