Young Children's Acquisition of Alphabet Knowledge.

Worden, Patricia E.; Boettcher, Wendy

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ413106

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0022-4111

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Young Children's Acquisition of Alphabet Knowledge.

Worden, Patricia E.; Boettcher, Wendy

Journal of Reading Behavior, v22 n3 p277-95 1990

Documents children's acquisition of the following critical aspects of alphabet knowledge: letter recitation, naming, printing, and association of letters with sounds and words. Finds that performance improved with age and at different rates for different tasks. Finds no sex differences. (SR)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Letters (Alphabet), Primary Education, Reading Research, Sex Differences, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A