Symbolic Play as a Curricular Tool for Early Literacy Development.

Schrader, Carol Taylor

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Publication Date: 1990

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Symbolic Play as a Curricular Tool for Early Literacy Development.

Schrader, Carol Taylor

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v5 n1 p79-103 Mar 1990

Explored teachers' use of symbolic play as a medium for early literacy development and the ways in which teachers facilitate early literacy development by functioning as participants in young children's spontaneous symbolic play. Results showed that teachers demonstrated extending and redirecting interaction styles to different degrees. (BB)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Emergent Literacy, Oral Language, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Pretend Play, Private Schools, Public Schools, Teacher Participation, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Styles, Writing (Composition)

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