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Peer reviewedJensen, Mary A. – Young Children, 1985
Describes the formation of story awareness in young children, suggesting methods for assessment and activities to facilitate its development. (KS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Informal Assessment, Learning Activities
Download full textBrescia, William, Ed.; Reeves, Carolyn, Ed.; Skinner, Linda, Ed. – 1984
An effort to better prepare Choctaw youngsters for kindergarten, the Choctaw Culture Early Education Program developed a resource of 58 activities adapted to meet the needs of Choctaw 3- and 4-year olds. The activities are divided into four sections pertaining to getting started, relating to five project publications (How the Flowers Came to Be,…
Descriptors: Activity Units, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, Cognitive Development
PDF pending restorationBoykin, Deborah; And Others – 1984
Written in Choctaw and English, the illustrated booklet presents a Choctaw version of "This Little Pig Went to Market." The finger play activity emphasizes Choctaw values and cultural information such as generosity, humor, traditional clothing, designs, food, sports and art. The last page provides a teacher's guide with objectives and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, Animals, Childrens Literature
Furniss, Elaine R. – 1983
To determine how children develop schema for text that include increasing sensitivity to text types, text categories, orthographic conventions in words, conventional story beginnings and endings, and text cohesive ties, a study examined the writing of four kindergarten children. The kindergarten had adopted a process-conference approach to writing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques
