Play, Print, and Purpose: Enriching Play Environments for Literacy Development.

Neuman, Susan B.; Roskos, Kathy

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Publication Date: 1990

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Play, Print, and Purpose: Enriching Play Environments for Literacy Development.

Neuman, Susan B.; Roskos, Kathy

Reading Teacher, v44 n3 p214-21 Nov 1990

Describes how play centers can be enriched in the functional uses of print. Details some of the effects observed on the frequency and quality of literacy activities in the spontaneous play of 37 preschoolers. (MG)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Emergent Literacy, Learning Activities, Play, Preschool Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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