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Peer reviewedNurss, Joanne R. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1988
Compares and describes written language environments of kindergarten children in Scandinavia, Great Britain, and the United States. Finds a lack of written language in Scandinavian kindergartens, writing in the context of interactive play in Great Britain, and either academic writing instruction or developmentally appropriate print-rich…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Peer reviewedArnqvist, Anders – Childhood Education, 2000
Examines three Swedish research projects concerning how reading and writing are viewed in the preschool context. Finds that linguistic awareness is a precondition, stimulating linguistic awareness fosters literacy development, linguistic awareness activities are common in preschools, and attitudes have changed about when and how young children…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Foreign Countries, Learning Readiness
