EJ559451 CS754939
Title: The Literate Potentials of Book-Related Dramatic Play.
Author(s): Rowe, Deborah Wells
Source: Reading Research Quarterly, v33 n1 p10-35 Jan-Mar 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0034-0553
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1998
Examines 16 preschoolers' classroom literacy behaviors. Studies one
student's literacy activities at home. Finds book-related dramatic
play to be an important part of children's literacy interactions.
Indicates each instance could be described in terms of scope of play,
type of connection, purposes for play, perspective explored, sign
systems used, and kinds of social interaction involved. (PA)
Descriptors: Books; *Class Activities; *Creative Activities;
*Dramatic Play; Interpersonal Communication; Preschool Education;
*Self Expression
Identifiers: Literacy Events; Play Style
