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Peer reviewedHoldaway, Don – Theory into Practice, 1982
The "shared book experience," a teaching model developed in New Zealand to introduce Pacific Island children to literacy education, is described. The model, based on use of popular children's books, teaches children to master literacy skills the way they master spoken language. Research on early pre-reading behavior is discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Early Reading, Educationally Disadvantaged
