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Peer reviewedSilvern, Steven B. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1990
Summarizes six studies, including research on the connection between children's writing and meaning, symbolic play with realistic props, the preschooler's developing sense of theme, the process of engaging children in textbook selection, children's use of stereotyped writing, and effects of computerized picture-word processing on kindergartners'…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Oral Language
Peer reviewedWellhousen, Karyn – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1993
A study of kindergarten children used three language-eliciting situations to obtain stories. The stories were compared for fluency, vocabulary, descriptive nature, and story structure. Results indicated that stories elicited without the use of a prop were more fluent and reflected a more sophisticated story structure than those elicited by a…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Language Skills, Oral Language
Peer reviewedThomas, Karen F.; Rinehart, Steven D. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1990
Examines the oral language and related literacy performances of four four-year olds to determine the role and functions of oral language in prekindergarten classroom exchanges, writing episodes, and print-awareness tasks. Children who are adept in oral use of Halliday's seven functions have a developed sense of their culture's literacy and perform…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Observation Techniques, Family Environment, Literacy
