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ERIC Number: EJ531185
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Symbolic Problem Solving: An Important Piece of the Emergent Literacy Puzzle.
McMullen, Mary Benson; Darling, Carol Anderson
Early Child Development and Care, v121 p25-35 Jul 1996
Discusses implications for emergent literacy of a study of children two to three years old that examined how age and differing mnemonic cues are related to problem-solving strategies. The study found a transitional stage between older children's symbolic problem solving and younger children's reliance on trial and error. Suggests ways to facilitate symbolic awareness, and thus, emergent literacy. (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Problem Solving, Symbolic Learning, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Symbolic Thinking