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Smith, Elizabeth A. – 1986
In the 1920s and 1930s, interpretations of reading readiness held that learning to read occurred at a specific point in cognitive development. Postponement of reading instruction until a child reached this stage of maturity was widely accepted at that time, and throughout the 1940s and 1950s. The 1960s marked a transition period in terms of…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages