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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