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Mason, Jana M.; Sinha, Shobha – 1992
That the emergent literacy perspective is gaining influence in the United States as a way of studying children's literacy acquisition. This report interprets emergent literacy research in light of the Vygotskian theory of learning and development. First, the report compares the emergent literacy perspective to the more traditional reading…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition