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EJ585985 FL529143
Title: Reading to Young Children in Educational Settings: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Research.
Author(s): Blok, Henk
Source: Language Learning, v49 n2 p343-71 Jun 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0023-8333
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1999
Reviews 10 studies, comprising 11 samples, of the effects of reading to young children in schools. Ages of the children varied between 31 and 90 months, and dependent variables were classified in two domains: oral language and reading skills. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Interaction; Language Skills; *Meta Analysis; *Oral Language; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; *Reading Aloud to Others; *Reading Skills; Skill Development; Young Children
