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Davis, Bronwen J.; Evans, Mary Ann – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
The overlapping waves model put forth by Robert Siegler emphasizes variability, adaptive choice, and gradual change in children's problem solving. These concepts were applied to emergent reading of an alphabet book with pages of three difficulty levels. Ninety-one kindergartners completed tests of emergent literacy. Twice, about 12 weeks apart,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Reading Strategies, Reading Skills
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McMahon-Morin, Paméla; Rezzonico, Stefano; Trudeau, Natacha; Croteau, Claire – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021
Inferencing abilities are crucial to development of reading comprehension. However, few studies addressed those abilities in interventions promoting early literacy skills, especially in kindergartners. The aim of this study was to measure the efficacy of an interactive book-reading intervention targeting inferencing abilities, delivered by a…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Inferences
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Wood, Katherine R.; Wood, Eileen; Gottardo, Alexandra; Archer, Karin; Savage, Robert; Piquette, Noëlla – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
This study provided workshops for parents on either early literacy or socio-emotional learning to examine the impact on their children's reading and social skills development (n = 576 parents; n = 584 children). Parents of kindergartners were offered interactive workshops designed to help them identify everyday opportunities to support reading…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Workshops, Parent Education, Emergent Literacy