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EJ447054 CS743790
Title: Literacy Objects as Cultural Tools: Effects on Children's Literacy Behaviors in Play.Author(s): Neuman, Susan B.; Roskos, Kathy
Source: Reading Research Quarterly, v27 n3 p202-25 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0034-0553
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1992
Examines the
effects of literacy-enriched play settings on preschoolers' literacy
behaviors in spontaneous free play. Finds differences in frequency,
duration, and complexity of literacy demonstrations in play. Finds
that children incorporated literacy objects in more diverse and
functional ways than children playing in a normal physical environment.
(RS)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns; Classroom Research; *Literacy; *Play;
Preschool Education
Identifiers: *Child Behavior; Literacy Research; Play Materials
