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Sulzby, Elizabeth – 1983
To determine developmental patterns in emergent reading behaviors of young children, a longitudinal study was conducted of two-, three-, and four-year-old children's language when asked to "read" a favorite storybook. Thirty-two middle and low income children from a daycare center took part in four studies spaced over a year; four children were…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Developmental Stages, Early Reading
Sledge, Andrea Celine – 1987
Based upon the Mother-Infant Literacy Knowledge (MILK) program--in which imprisoned mothers are allowed to care for their children until they are one year old--a study investigated how placing parents in a print rich environment affects parental ability to provide their children with book oriented experiences. The study was conducted in a…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs, Correctional Education
Pappas, Christine C. – 1984
The concept of scaffolding can be used as a framework to argue that a "rich interpretation" in child language is needed in the area of early literacy learning. Child language is the reading-like text language of "prereading" kindergarten children. Two threads (internal and external) of the scaffolding process have been identified. The external…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Early Reading, Emergent Literacy
Sloan, Glenna Davis – 1987
Memorable language that delights children, makes them laugh or gasp, or causes them to ponder and wonder is the literature that will begin the process of teaching them to read and write. Literature is meant to connect, not with reason primarily, but with readers' and listeners' imaginations and emotions, and in the case of poetry, with something…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature
Ehri, Linnea C. – 1985
Focusing on research about children's acquisition of reading and spelling skills, this paper discusses the larger picture of reading acquisition, issues addressed by research, and results of this research. The paper cites numerous studies on the subject, including studies on whether environmental print experiences enable young children to process…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Early Reading, Elementary Education
Goelman, Hillel, Ed.; And Others – 1984
The result of an international symposium conducted in Canada, this book contains articles by experts in the fields of anthropology, linguistics, psychology, sociology, and education on the subject of preschool children and literacy. The book is divided into three sections dealing with literacy and culture, learning to be literate, and literacy and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Cultural Influences, Early Reading
National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL. – 1967
The six essays in this collection indicate the new specializations and the shifting boundaries of the English teaching profession. John C. Gerber surveys the effect of recent research on the teaching of language, literature, and composition; on curriculum revision; and on teachers' professional attitudes. J. N. Hook defends the practical value in…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Diachronic Linguistics, Early Reading
Gleitman, Lila R.; Rozin, Paul – 1972
Use of the syllable as a unit for initial acquisition of reading is advocated. It is argued that since English alphabetic writing is based on a mapping between sound-stream and symbol, a decoding approach is necessary at early stages of the acquisition process. However, conventional phonics methods confound two very difficult tasks in initial…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Disadvantaged Youth, Early Reading
Schmalohr, Emil – 1971
This article discusses preschool education and the research conducted in that field on various relevant topics in an effort to establish recommendations and programs. Cognitive development is the main issue and is seen as a product of maturation as well as of a broad base of experience which results from interaction between the mind and the…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Pandis, Meeli, Ed.; Ward, Angela, Ed.; Mathews, Samuel R., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
This collection of papers presented at the 13th European Conference on Reading brings together a vast range of knowledge, research, and perspectives about literacy and its complex processes. The book explores topics including: (1) Literacy and critical thinking; (2) Working with learners at all levels, from young children to adolescents to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Literacy Education, Reading Skills

Cooter, Robert B., Jr.; Flynt, E. Sutton – Reading Horizons, 1989
Describes a program in a first grade classroom in a rural school district which integrates holistic and direct instructional ideas by using the basal reader as one part of an otherwise holistic literacy program. Presents the major benefits of and some concerns about the program. (RS)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Early Reading, Grade 1, Holistic Approach

Jackson, Nancy Ewald; Lu, Wen-Hui – Roeper Review, 1992
This paper describes the home and school experiences of 12 children from bilingual (mostly Chinese/English) homes who, before beginning first grade, demonstrated advanced ability to comprehend written English. Results demonstrate that lack of fluency in oral English should not exclude children from advanced instruction in reading. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Students, Chinese, Early Experience

Nielsen, Lois L.; Nielsen, George R. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Presents an annotated bibliography of books about the voyages of Christopher Columbus for children, preschool to grade seven. Notes that the five hundredth anniversary of the Columbus voyages will occur in 1992 and encourages teachers to anticipate the national commentoration and develop appropriate learning activities. (NL)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Activities, Early Reading
Molfese, Victoria J.; Molfese, Dennis L.; Modglin, Arlene T.; Walker, Jennifer; Neamon, Jessica – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2004
This study examined a new screening tool (Get Ready to Read) for assessing early reading skills in 73 three-year-old and 79 four-year-old children from low-income families and relating performance to more extensive assessments of phonological sensitivity and language skills (vocabulary and print knowledge) that have been found to be related to the…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Low Income Groups, Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy
Fiderer, Adele – 1998
Intended for teachers of grades K-2, this book provides rubrics developed by and with teachers to assess a wide variety of reading and writing activities in primary classrooms. The rubrics and checklists are offered as reproducible forms. Most of the rubrics are accompanied by a matching form for children's self-assessment. Many of the assessment…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Reading, Graphic Organizers, Learning Strategies