A Sociocultural Perspective on Symbolic Development in Primary Grade Classrooms.

Dyson, Anne Haas

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Publication Date: 1993

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A Sociocultural Perspective on Symbolic Development in Primary Grade Classrooms.

Dyson, Anne Haas

New Directions for Child Development, n61 p25-39 Fall 1993

A summary of two studies of literacy development in classroom settings illustrates: (1) the developmental dialectic between children's use of symbolic forms and the functions those symbolic forms serve in the child's social world; and (2) ways that specific cultural practices define the interaction between the child, the symbolic media, and the social world. (MDM)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary School Students, Freehand Drawing, Interpersonal Relationship, Literacy, Peer Relationship, Primary Education, Socialization, Visual Aids

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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