"O" Is for "Mouse": First Encounters with the Alphabet Book.

Smolkin, Laura B.; Yaden, David B., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ451248

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Publication Date: 1992

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"O" Is for "Mouse": First Encounters with the Alphabet Book.

Smolkin, Laura B.; Yaden, David B., Jr.

Language Arts, v69 n6 p432-41 Oct 1992

Examines the responses of preschoolers to a number of print design features in various genres of alphabet picture books. Discusses the authors' personal stance on the language learning and language teaching that occurs during these encounters with alphabet books. Ponders the published criteria presented by children's literature experts for "good" alphabet books. (RS)

Descriptors: Early Reading, Parent Student Relationship, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Picture Books, Preschool Education, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Research, Text Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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