Reading to Preschoolers: A Response to Scarborough and Dobrich (1994) and Recommendations for Future Research.

Dunning, David B.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1994

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Reading to Preschoolers: A Response to Scarborough and Dobrich (1994) and Recommendations for Future Research.

Dunning, David B.; And Others

Developmental Review, v14 n3 p324-39 Sep 1994

Comments on Scarborough and Dobrich review in this issue (PS522390), which found that parents' shared book reading with preschoolers accounts for only 8% of the variance on literacy outcome measures. Addresses the following three points: (1) the merits of further attention to shared book reading; (2) improvements in methodology; and (3) the influence of other home literacy factors. (TJQ)

Descriptors: Early Experience, Emergent Literacy, Family Influence, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Literacy, Parents as Teachers, Prereading Experience, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Reading Ability, Reading Aloud to Others

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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