Literacy Skills or Literacy Behaviors?.

Fagan, William T.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Literacy Skills or Literacy Behaviors?

Fagan, William T.

Canadian Journal of English Language Arts, v12 n1-2 p37-43 1989

Explores literacy contexts and conditions, and emphasizes the importance of distinguishing literacy behaviors from literacy skills. Describes an experiment to help preservice teachers understand and operationalize these distinctions. Asserts that teaching reading and writing within context and conditions will teach children how to be literate. (MM)

Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy, Higher Education, Literacy Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Skills, Writing Skills

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Language: English

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