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Mexican American Preschoolers Create Stories: Sociodramatic Play in a Dual Language Classroom.
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Riojas-Cortez, Mari – Bilingual Research Journal, 2000
A study in a south Texas preschool found that Mexican American children, when given the opportunity to engage in sociodramatic play, displayed various language functions needed for the development of early literacy skills. The preschoolers created elaborate monologues and dialogue in their native language (sometimes in their second language),…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Influences