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Download full textBertrand, Nancy; Fairchild, Steven H. – 1984
Children begin school with some very basic ideas about written language and reading. The first is that of sign and message. That a graphic representation, a "sign," conveys meaning is an early and easy concept for children that stems from their visually attending to print in their environment. The realization that spoken language can be…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Environment, Family Environment, Language Skills
Peer reviewedPiazza, Carolyn L.; Tomlinson, Carl M. – Language Arts, 1985
Illustrates how school writing environments that encourage talk between peers can help children learn about writing and the writing process. Describes recurring patterns of language behavior at a kindergarten writing table and shows how children's natural conversations are often reminiscent of adult-child interaction in the home. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education
Rowe, Deborah Wells – 1987
A study examined how children's understanding and use of written language and graphic/constructive art are embedded in the social world of their classrooms and how they explore the potential of communication systems (specifically, what socio-psychological strategies they use). Subjects were 21 3- and 4-year-old children of faculty and staff at a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Child Language, Childrens Art
Dobson, L. N. – 1983
A study examined the hypothesis that if young children are immersed in a social and psychological setting appropriate for language learning they can learn to write simply by writing. Placed in a supportive classroom environment, 24 first grade students were expected to communicate in writing in any way they could from their first day at school.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Marlow, Leslie – 1987
Small children are very imaginative, and teachers should provide varied experiences to encourage continued growth of their imaginations. Classroom instructional settings can be full of discovery and learning if teachers provide many prewriting opportunities that allow children to discover opportunities for writing. These experiences should cut…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Environment, Content Area Writing, Creative Teaching
Dyson, Anne Haas – 1987
Focusing on children's developmental use of written language in kindergarten and first grade, this report looks at connections between the social and academic dimensions of classroom life. The first section examines literacy as an aspect of growing up and becoming a member of society. By highlighting the social and academic divisiveness schooling…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language, Classroom Environment
