What Speech-Language Pathologists Need To Know about Early Reading.

Snow, Catherine E.; Scarborough, Hollis S.; Burns, M. Susan

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Publication Date: 1999

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What Speech-Language Pathologists Need To Know about Early Reading.

Snow, Catherine E.; Scarborough, Hollis S.; Burns, M. Susan

Topics in Language Disorders, v20 n1 p48-58 Nov 1999

This article summarizes the National Research Council's conclusions concerning key developmental milestones in the various domains relevant to reading success, including phonological awareness, letter identification, the alphabetic principle, automatic word recognition, and comprehension strategies. Beneficial opportunities for preschoolers and young children to promote enthusiasm for reading and writing are provided. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Skills, Speech Language Pathology, Student Motivation, Therapists, Word Recognition, Young Children

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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