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ERIC Number: EJ551694
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
Research Based Answers to Questions about Emergent Literacy in Kindergarten.
Lesiak, Judi Lucas
Psychology in the Schools, v34 n2 p143-60 Apr 1997
Reviews the literature to address questions that school psychologists and teachers have regarding emergent literacy in kindergarten. Defines emergent literacy; examines the importance of reading to children; and discusses print awareness/concepts of print, knowledge of letter names, phonemic awareness, formal reading instruction, early readers, and writing. (RJM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Children, Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten, Literature Reviews, Reading Instruction, School Readiness
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Reading Expectancy
Note: Special theme issue on "School Readiness."