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EJ437304 CS742821

Title: Low-SES Children's Success and Failure at Early Literacy Learning in Skills-Based Classrooms.
Author(s): Purcell-Gates, Victoria; Dahl, Karin L.
Source: Journal of Reading Behavior, v23 n1 p1-34 1991
Publication Date: 1991
ISSN: 0022-4111
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1992

Examines 35 low-SES, urban children's ways of interpreting traditional skills-based literacy instruction in kindergarten and first grade. Reveals four patterns of success/nonsuccess in literacy development within the classroom context. (MG)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques; Grade 1; Kindergarten; Primary Education; *Reading Instruction; Reading Research; *Reading Skills; *Socioeconomic Influences; Socioeconomic Status; Teaching Methods
Identifiers: Literacy Events