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Van Kleeck, Anne – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
A significant gap in emerging literacy intervention with preschoolers relates to a skill that is crucial to later reading comprehension-the ability to engage in inferencing. This article presents a theoretical rationale for fostering inferential language during book sharing with preschool children, and provides research-based ideas for how this…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Story Grammar, Preschool Children, Inferences
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Gauthier, Delores R. – Music Educators Journal, 2005
Classroom teachers have numerous reasons to read to students. Reading to students aids in the understanding of story structure, broadens familiarity with different styles of books, and helps to increase vocabulary. Book language is often different from spoken language, and reading allows students to hear different ways of expressing thoughts.…
Descriptors: Musicians, Musical Instruments, Story Grammar, Oral Language