A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of Preschoolers' Emergent Literacy.

Galda, Lee; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of Preschoolers' Emergent Literacy.

Galda, Lee; And Others

Research in the Teaching of English, v23 n3 p292-309 Oct 1989

Examines the predictive relations among symbolic play, the use of metalinguistic verbs and emergent literacy for preschool children. Describes different regression models for older and younger children and suggests that L.S. Vygotsky's and David Olson's theories of literacy are developmentally complementary. (KEH)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Classroom Research, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes, Linguistics, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Verbal Development

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Language: English

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