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| Language Arts | 6 |
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| Comber, Barbara | 1 |
| Feeley, Joan T. | 1 |
| Gove, Mary K. | 1 |
| McDonell, Gloria M. | 1 |
| Osborn, E. Bess | 1 |
| Smith, Frank | 1 |
| Thomas, Karen F. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMcDonell, Gloria M.; Osborn, E. Bess – Language Arts, 1978
Discusses a longitudinal study of the reading readiness of 100 children entering school, and provides a reading readiness checklist. (DD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Reading Readiness
Peer reviewedSmith, Frank – Language Arts, 1976
Children probably begin to read from the moment they become aware of print, and the roots of reading are discernable whenever children strive to make sense of print. (JH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Early Reading, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedThomas, Karen F. – Language Arts, 1985
Describes a study of early readers to determine the linguistic and social interactions in the homes of early readers that seemed to make a difference in their reading. (HTH)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Family Environment, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
Peer reviewedComber, Barbara – Language Arts, 2000
Examines three children's early experiences of school literacy lessons to consider what makes a difference in their relative success and failure during the first months of school. Argues that how, whether, and to what extent children take up what teachers make available to them is inextricably connected with the repertoires of practices and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Beginning Reading, Case Studies
Peer reviewedFeeley, Joan T. – Language Arts, 1975
Reading instruction via television has encouraged learning of basic decoding skills.
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television, Programing (Broadcast)
Peer reviewedGove, Mary K. – Language Arts, 1976
Psycholinguists feel that the reading process and reading instruction should be reviewed in light of language and learning theories. (JH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Ability, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Psycholinguistics
