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Extending Reading Outside the Curriculum in the Early Years.
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Obrist, Cecilia – Reading, 1984
Explains that if the ability to read in the fullest sense can be fostered from infancy in and out of school, children will grow to be the highly literate society of tomorrow. (DF)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Learning Theories, Literacy, Parent Role
When Do Children Learn to Read?
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Hall, Nigel – Reading, 1985
Explores how children become oriented to literacy and how their perceptions of the purpose of print develop as they move toward becoming more fluent users of print. (DF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Early Experience, Early Reading, Language Acquisition
Reading: Mysterious or Meaningful Beginnings.
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Dixon, Barbara – Reading, 1984
Relates the belief that "shared reading" using big books will provide children with a meaningful introductin to reading. (DF)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Learning Readiness, Parent Role
A Personal Approach to Reading, Using Real Books and Involving Parents.
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Prentice, Julia – Reading, 1985
Discusses an approach to early reading instruction that emphasizes "real" books and parental involvement. Contains a list of "dos" and "don'ts" for use by parents in helping their children read. (DF)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Learning Theories, Oral Reading, Parent Participation
Assessing the Apprenticeship Approach in the Classroom.
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Atkinson, Elizabeth – Reading, 1989
Presents a summary of the deliberations of a primary school teacher concerning her use of an "apprenticeship approach" to beginning reading instruction. States that it is the teacher's role to use a child's pleasure in a book as a key to the development of reading skills. (RS)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Early Reading