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EJ447691 PS519671
Title: The Effects of Literacy Play Interventions on Preschoolers' Play Patterns and Literacy Development.Author(s): Christie, James F.; Enz, Billie
Source: Early Education and Development, v3 n3 p205-20 Jul 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 1040-9289
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1992
Literacy materials
were added to preschoolers' play areas. The teacher encouraged some
of the children to use the materials. Observations revealed that
children who received encouragement engaged in more literacy-related
play than other children. Subsequent literacy assessments revealed
no differences in literacy between the groups of children. (BC)
Descriptors: *Dramatic Play; Letters (Alphabet); *Literacy; *Preschool
Children; Preschool Education; Teacher Guidance; *Teacher Role;
Writing (Composition)
Identifiers: *Emergent Literacy; *Literacy Acquisition; Print Awareness
