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ERIC Number: EJ423562
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Literature and the Construction of Meaning: The Preschool Child's Developing Sense of Theme.
Lehr, Susan
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v5 n1 p37-46 Fall-Win 1990
Examined the ability of 10 4-year olds to generate and identify themes by relating text to life experiences and identifying with the feelings of characters. The children could not generate theme statements after they heard the story, but could talk about thematic elements and identify an appropriate theme statement from choices offered. (SH)
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Oral Interpretation, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Reading Readiness, Story Reading
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Theme (Literary)