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ERIC Number: EJ555570
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
Parents + Children + Reading Activities = Emergent Literacy.
Saint-Laurent, Lise; Giasson, Jocelyne; Couture, Carole
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v30 n2 p52-56 Nov-Dec 1997
Describes a program for parents and preschool teachers that has produced positive results in emergent reading behaviors in young children with developmental disabilities. Essential program elements include parents as literacy role models, frequent and regular exploration of print, interactions with adults in reading situations, and family learning. Specific activities are suggested. (DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Family Involvement, Learning Activities, Literacy, Parents as Teachers, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Program Development, Reading Readiness
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Audience: Parents; Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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