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ERIC Number: EJ279332
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-May
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Picture Potency: Use Caldecott Award Books to Develop Children's Language.
Gambrell, Linda; Sokolski, Carol
Reading Teacher, v36 n9 p868-71 May 1983
Reports findings of a study of randomly selected Caldecott Award-winning books, suggesting that they can be used as a powerful resource for stimulating language development. Presents ideas for using the books in the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Awards, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Language Skills, Motivation Techniques, Picture Books, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Caldecott Awards