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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

Stainthorp, Rhona – Reading, 1989
Describes two models of childrens' literacy acquisition developed by research psychologists. Argues that these models make practical sense by embodying within them the notion that children use a combination of top-down and bottom-up processes to solve the problems of how to read. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Developmental Stages, Early Reading