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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
