Research in Review. What Preschool Children Know About Reading and How They Learn It.

Kontos, Susan

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Publication Date: 1986

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Research in Review. What Preschool Children Know About Reading and How They Learn It

Kontos, Susan

Young Children, v42 n1 p58-66 Nov 1986

Article reviews research focusing exclusively on the reading knowledge of preschool children who have not begun schooling and have not received formal reading instruction. The categories are (1) studies that document what preschool children learn about reading (informally at home or in preschool), and (2) studies that tell us how children learn about reading. (BB)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Educational Environment, Literature Reviews, Parent Influence, Prereading Experience, Preschool Education, Reading Ability, Reading Skills, Teacher Influence

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Language: English

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