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ERIC Number: EJ641731
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
The Case for the Use of Big Books in the Early Years Classroom.
Loughrey, Dolores
Early Child Development and Care, v169 p85-96 Aug 2001
Examines the demands made on the beginning reader. Considers implications for classroom practice to promote reading development, and examines the resources used by teachers to introduce children to reading. Argues that the use of Big Books in the teaching of reading is a means to make the reading process visible and accessible to all children. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Big Books; Ireland
Note: Both v168 and v169 are labeled August.