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ERIC Number: EJ343703
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Is the Cart Before the Horse? Effects of Preschool Reading Instruction on 4 Year Olds.
Collins, Cathy
Reading Teacher, v40 n3 p332-39 Dec 1986
Points out that four theories underlie preschool reading programs, then provides a summary of practices in American preschools and day care programs, synthesizes research on preschool reading instruction, and offers seven suggestions to preschool educators. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Language Acquisition, Preschool Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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