Understanding the Significance of the Individual Letters of the Alphabet in the Development of Full Literacy.

Laurita, Raymond E.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Understanding the Significance of the Individual Letters of the Alphabet in the Development of Full Literacy.

Laurita, Raymond E.

Reading Improvement, v25 n4 p286-94 Win 1988

Argues there is ample evidence of the prime significance and hierarchical character of the print medium, and of an absolute need for individual letter recognition from the outset of instruction. Discusses the role of the alphabet and its relationship to its precursor speech sounds for the developing learner. (RS)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Decoding (Reading), Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Letters (Alphabet), Literacy, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonics, Written Language

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Language: English

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