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Kontos, Susan – Reading Research and Instruction, 1988
Longitudinal study investigated the relationship between print awareness and reading during the reading acquisition process of children from kindergarten through first grade. Results indicate that while print awareness plays a role in children's transition towards literacy, that role is entwined with the role of other reading knowledge and skills.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Kindergarten, Primary Education

Many, Joyce E. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1989
Compares discourse between an adult and children as they make meaning of and respond to text and pictures. Finds the adult used a non-directive format during discourse about pictures and a question-response format during conversation about text. Finds that the adult initiated the majority of exchanges about text. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Discourse Analysis, Illustrations, Parent Child Relationship