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ERIC Number: EJ656298
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-6619
"Knowing in the Doing"--Observing Literacy Learning in Play.
Roskos, Kathleen A.; Christie, James F.
Young Children, v57 n2 p46-54 Mar 2002
Describes the kinds of literacy knowledge ("knowing in doing") preschool children may express during play. Provides evidence of literacy understanding, strategies, and skills as children negotiate routines, roles, and rules in play. Discusses how literacy in play differs from the literacy learning later demanded in school, and includes suggestions for promoting literacy learning in play. (KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Experiential Learning, Knowledge Level, Literacy Education, Play, Role, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Daily Routines; Play Learning; Rule Learning