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Maintaining Developmentally Appropriate Literacy Practices in Standardized Classrooms: A Freirean Framed Review of the Literature
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Erickson, Joy Dangora – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Scholars [e.g., Carlsson-Paige, N., McLaughlin, G., & Almon, J. (2015). Reading instruction in kindergarten: Little to gain and much to lose. Retrieved December 11, 2015, from https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/cdi/media/pdf/ReadinginKindergartenreport.pdf] warn that outcome-oriented, kindergarten, literacy standards may encourage an overreliance…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Kindergarten, Reading Instruction, Literacy Education
Research, Policy, and Practice in Early Childhood Literacy
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Saracho, Olivia N. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Young children are able to read before they experience formal reading instruction. They have unique backgrounds, experiences, and capabilities. As a result, young children need to have reading and writing experiences that are of interest to them and are developmentally appropriate for them, which also include the primary grades. This review…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Educational Practices, Theory Practice Relationship
Considerations for Designing Practice for Deaf Readers.
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Kelly, Leonard P. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2003
Key considerations for designing reading practice include determining the most effective methods to store word meanings for fluent retrieval during word recognition, making practice stimulating, determining whether practice ought to occur within or without the context of extended text, and addressing whether a target instructional objective is…
Descriptors: Deafness, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children.
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Reading Teacher, 1998
Presents the 1998 position statement regarding early literacy development formulated by the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Outlines issues and reviews research. Offers a set of principles and recommendations for teaching practices and public policy. Includes a continuum of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Developmentally Appropriate Kindergarten Reading Programs. A Position Statement.
Black, Janet K.; Puckett, Margaret – 1984
Focusing on the learning styles of young children, this position statement presents current research and information that document the need for developmentally appropriate reading experiences during the kindergarten and prekindergarten years. The paper contains the following sections: (1) a background statement, (2) current literacy research…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Theories, Kindergarten
Kindergarten Educational Policies: Separating Myth from Reality.
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Siegel, Donna F.; Hanson, Ralph A. – Early Education and Development, 1991
Profiles current kindergarten policies and practices concerning six issues. Issues include (1) school entry age; (2) length of school day; (3) placement criteria; (4) retention practices; (5) beginning reading instruction; and (6) teaching strategies and instructional resources. Reviews research on policy alternatives and identifies the optimum…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Beginning Reading, Board of Education Policy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices