Interaction between Mothers and Preschool Children when Reading a Novel and Familiar Book.

Goodsitt, Jan; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ382651

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Interaction between Mothers and Preschool Children when Reading a Novel and Familiar Book.

Goodsitt, Jan; And Others

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v11 n4 p489-505 Dec 1988

Examines interactions between 48 mothers and their two- , three-and-a-half-, and five-year-old children during book reading sessions. Formal reading and interchange about story content increased with age and book familiarity, while labelling decreased with age and book familiarity. (RJC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Linguistic Competence, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Preschool Children, Story Reading, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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