Preparing the Classroom Environment to Promote Literacy during Play.

Morrow, Lesley Mandel

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Publication Date: 1990

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Preparing the Classroom Environment to Promote Literacy during Play.

Morrow, Lesley Mandel

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v5 n4 p537-54 Dec 1990

Examined 13 preschool classes to determine whether the voluntary literacy behavior of children could be increased by means of teacher-guided introduction of reading and writing materials into dramatic play areas. Thematic play with teacher guidance and literacy materials yielded significantly increased literacy behavior. (SH)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Dramatic Play, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Reading Readiness, Thematic Approach, Writing Readiness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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