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ERIC Number: EJ653717
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2506
Using Storybooks with Preschool Children: Enhancing Language and Emergent Literacy.
McCathren, Rebecca B.; Allor, Jill Howard
Young Exceptional Children, v5 n4 p3-10 Sum 2002
This article provides an overview of the critical elements of emergent literacy, discusses specific strategies for using storybooks with preschoolers to facilitate language development and emergent literacy skills, and provides specific strategies for children learning English as a second language. Sample phonological awareness activities are also provided. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition, Language Minorities, Limited English Speaking, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Preschool Children, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Material Selection, Story Reading
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Phonological Awareness