Do Early Talkers Become Early Readers? Linguistic Precocity, Preschool Language, and Emergent Literacy.

Crain-Thoreson, Catherine; Dale, Philip S.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Do Early Talkers Become Early Readers? Linguistic Precocity, Preschool Language, and Emergent Literacy.

Crain-Thoreson, Catherine; Dale, Philip S.

Developmental Psychology, v28 n3 p421-29 May 1992

Verbal precocity at 20 months of age did not predict children's later precocious reading. Frequency of story reading in the home at 24 months predicted children's language ability at 2.5 and 4.5 years and, along with literacy instruction, predicted knowledge of print conventions at 4.5. (BC)

Descriptors: Early Reading, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills, Story Reading, Verbal Ability

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Language: English

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