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Peer reviewedMorris, Darrell – Reading Horizons, 1996
Describes how children develop printed word knowledge when taught with a top-down, sentence-based approach. Cites four stages in word knowledge development: word as a nameable object in text; word as an object with a beginning element; word as an object with a discernible beginning and end; and word as an object with a beginning, middle, and end.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Grade 1, Individual Development
Sanacore, Joseph – 1992
Emerging literacy is a vital concern not only for whole language enthusiasts but also for all concerned with helping each child extend his or her individual literacy development. By avoiding a traditional, behavioristic, reductionist, readiness-oriented classroom, the primary school teacher provides a greater opportunity for creating a natural…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Dramatic Play, Emergent Literacy
