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ERIC Number: EJ375652
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Becoming Literate: Beyond Scribes and Clerks.
Wolf, Dennis Palmer; Perry, Martha Davis
Theory into Practice, v27 n1 p44-52 Win 1988
This article examines the abilities children exercise in a variety of record-making activities, including mapping, quantification, and music notation. The ways teachers and educational climates promote different versions of literacy are discussed. Children's conceptions of literacy are examined. (JL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Decoding (Reading), Early Childhood Education, Literacy, Symbolic Learning, Teaching Methods, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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