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Early Literacy at Home: Children's Experiences and Parents' Perspectives (National Reading Research Center).
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Baker, Linda; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1996
Finds that the home literacy environments of European American and African American families did not differ as strongly as those of middle-income and low-income families, with many low-income parents (regardless of race) placing relatively more emphasis on structured activities and on ostensible component skills in literacy. (SR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Early Reading, Family Environment, Higher Education
Do the Gifted Read Early?
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Cassidy, Jack; Vukelich, Carol – Reading Teacher, 1980
Indicates that a relatively small percentage of the gifted preschool population actually starts to read before starting kindergarten. (Author)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Gifted
Linking Logos with Print for Beginning Reading Success.
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Wepner, Shelley B. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Demonstrates the positive effects of instruction using environmental print to stimulate print awareness in preschool children. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Learning Strategies, Preschool Children
Can Four Year Olds "Read" Words in the Environment?
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Goodall, Marilyn – Reading Teacher, 1984
Concludes that preschool children know that print conveys information, yet frequently use environmental cues rather than letter knowledge when they appear to read. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Early Reading, Prereading Experience, Reading Instruction
Early Readers and Nonreaders from Low Socioeconomic Environments: What Their Parents Report.
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Manning, Maryann M.; Manning, Gary L. – Reading Teacher, 1984
Reveals that traits associated with early readers from low socioeconomic backgrounds are similar to traits associated with early readers from higher socioeconomic levels. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Reading, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
What Readers Do: Young Children's Ideas about the Nature of Reading.
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Strommen, Linda Teran; Mates, Barbara Fowles – Reading Teacher, 1997
Reports results of a three-year longitudinal study exploring the evolution of young children's ideas about reading. Finds that there was only moderate consistency in the ages at which concepts emerged and that the sequence of conceptual development was quite uniform across these children. (SR)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Emergent Literacy
Teaching Handicapped Preschoolers to Sight Read Using Language Training Procedures.
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Raver, Sharon A.; Dwyer, Robert C. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Shows that mentally handicapped preschool children can learn to read words when word cards become tools for communicating their wishes. Indicates also that language skills improve and that these transfer to other situations. (FL)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Language Skills
Modeling the Reading Process with Enlarged Texts.
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Combs, Martha – Reading Teacher, 1987
Concludes that young children of varying abilities, given an opportunity to experience reading as a visual and a thought process, take a more active role in their own learning. (FL)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Learning Processes, Modeling (Psychology), Parent Role
Early Readers: Important Emotional Considerations.
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Werner, Patricia Holden; Strother, JoAnna – Reading Teacher, 1987
Enumerates ways to help early readers without negatively affecting their development in other areas, such as: (l) providing an atmosphere rich in environment print and positive role models, (2) using encouragement rather than praise as a means of reinforcing their progress, (3) exhibiting respect for the child, (4) eliminating criticism and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Emotional Development, Emotional Problems
Portrait of My Son as an Early Reader II.
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Lass, Bonnie – Reading Teacher, 1983
Continues the chronicle of the development of a young reader. Details his growth in reading and interests in his third year. (FL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education