Research Update: Saying What You Mean: Using Play to Teach

Pelligrini, Anthony D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ277939

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Publication Date: 1983-Mar

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Research Update: Saying What You Mean: Using Play to Teach "Literate Language."

Pelligrini, Anthony D.; And Others

Language Arts, v60 n3 p380-84 Mar 1983

Shows how children's use of explicit oral language is related to success in learning to read and writing. Outlines a technique to teach the use of explicit language through dramatic play. (HTH)

Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Language Enrichment, Language Skills, Oral Language, Skill Development, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Information Analyses

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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