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Classroom Writing Environments and Children's Early Writing Skills: An Observational Study in Head Start Classrooms
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Zhang, Chenyi; Hur, Jinhee; Diamond, Karen E.; Powell, Douglas – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015
This study examined the classroom writing environment in 31 Head Start classrooms, and explored the relations between the writing environment, children's (N = 262) name-writing, and children's letter knowledge using pathway analysis. Our analyses showed that Head Start classrooms provided opportunities (i.e., writing materials and teachers'…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Classroom Environment, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
Home-School Literacy Bags for Twenty-First Century Preschoolers
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Brand, Susan Trostle; Marchand, Jessica; Lilly, Elizabeth; Child, Martha – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
Combining home-school literacy bags with preschool family literature circles provided a strong foundation for family involvement at home and school during this year-long Reading Partners project, and helped parents become essential partners in their children's literacy development. Using home-school literacy bags, children and parents learned…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Parent Participation, Home Study, Classroom Environment
The Effects of a Comprehensive Early Literacy Project on Preschoolers' Language and Literacy Skills
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Xu, Yaoying; Chin, Christopher; Reed, Evelyn; Hutchinson, Cynthia – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a federally funded early literacy project that aimed to promote the school readiness skills of preschool-age children from low income families. Through daily, explicit, and systematic instruction, the project targeted to improve preschoolers' oral language skills, phonological awareness,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Emergent Literacy
Relating Preschool Quality to Children's Literacy Development
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Cunningham, Denise D. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
Preschool classrooms were investigated to determine the extent to which quality is related to children's literacy development. The study included 24 classrooms of 428 prekindergarten children in a large, urban Midwestern school district. Results suggest that global classroom quality and literacy environment quality are strongly related. Literacy…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Educational Quality, Urban Schools
Developing Oral Language in Primary Classrooms
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Kirkland, Lynn D.; Patterson, Janice – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
The development of oral language in classrooms has been an incidental occurrence historically. The amount of oral language that children have is an indicator of their success or struggle in school. To meet the needs of these children, teachers can make oral language development a primary focus for instruction. This article examines ways that…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Oral Language, Emergent Literacy, Primary Education
Building a Literacy Community: The Role of Literacy and Social Practice in Early Childhood Programs.
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Britsch, Susan J.; Meier, Daniel R. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Highlights qualitative studies from two preschools that view the framework of literacy use as socially constructed and embedded in social and cultural perspectives and practices of communities. Suggests ways to strengthen early-childhood programs, including greater use of writing and drawing materials readily available, additional orientation to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Family Involvement