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ERIC Number: EJ386902
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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"Books before Five" Revisited.
Hill, Bonnie Campbell
Language Arts, v66 n3 p309-17 Mar 1989
Examines similarities and differences in responses and experiences of two children's natural literacy development--the author's son, and the daughter of librarian Dorothy White, described in "Books before Five." Concludes that by reading aloud and discussing books with the children, parents created a strong foundation for beginning literacy. (MM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Emergent Literacy, Family Influence, Naturalistic Observation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Preschool Education, Reading Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Books before Five (Title); Childhood Experiences; Reading Behavior
Note: Themed Issue: Encountering and Creating Literary Discourse.