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EJ491706 PS522390

Title: On the Efficacy of Reading to Preschoolers.
Author(s): Scarborough, Hollis S.; Dobrich, Wanda
Source: Developmental Review, v14 n3 p245-302 Sep 1994
Publication Date: 1994
ISSN: 0273-2297
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1995

Reviews more than three decades of empirical research pertaining to the hypothesized influence of parent-preschooler reading experiences on the development of language and literacy skills. Discusses implications of the findings for theory and research on literacy acquisition, for educational practice, and for parental guidance. (TJQ)

Descriptors: *Early Experience; *Language Acquisition; Language Skills; *Literacy; Literature Reviews; *Parents as Teachers; Prereading Experience; *Preschool Children;
Preschool Education; *Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Readiness
Identifiers: Emergent Literacy; Literacy Acquisition; Shared Book Experience; *Shared Reading