Background Experience Is the Foundation of Success in Learning to Read.

Roney, R. Craig

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ERIC Number: EJ306588

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Publication Date: 1984

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Background Experience Is the Foundation of Success in Learning to Read.

Roney, R. Craig

Reading Teacher, v38 n2 p196-99 Nov 1984

Argues that there is more to background experience than general knowledge--that concepts of print, language, story structue, and of reading's usefulness are equally important in developing early reading skills. (FL)

Descriptors: Background, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Early Reading, Language Skills, Preschool Education, Prior Learning, Reading Skills, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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