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EJ580245 PS528856

Title: Quality of Adult Book Reading Affects Children's Emergent Literacy.
Author(s) Reese, Elaine; Cox, Adell
Source: Developmental Psychology, v35 n1 p20-28 Jan 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0012-1649
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1999

Assessed the relative benefits of three styles of adult book reading for preschoolers' emergent literacy. Measured children's receptive vocabulary, print, and story comprehension skills after exposure to one style. Found that the describer style resulted in the greatest benefits for children's vocabulary and print skills; a performance-oriented style was beneficial when children's initial skill levels were taken into account. (JPB)

Descriptors: *Emergent Literacy; *Language Acquisition; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; *Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Comprehension; Reading Instruction; Reading Skills; *Vocabulary Development