Linguistic Benefits of Literature for Children's Language Performance in Teacher Education Contexts.

Barnitz, John G.; Gipe, Joan P.; Richards, Janet C.

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ERIC Number: EJ579284

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Publication Date: 1999

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Linguistic Benefits of Literature for Children's Language Performance in Teacher Education Contexts.

Barnitz, John G.; Gipe, Joan P.; Richards, Janet C.

Reading Teacher, v52 n5 p528-31 Feb 1999

Explores the linguistic rationale for using children's literature and other authentic texts in literacy instruction. Describes some aspects of one literature-based approach in a field-based preservice teacher-education program. (SR)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Higher Education, Individual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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