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EJ638739 CG557910

Title: Beyond the Pages of a Book: Interactive Book Reading and Language Development in Preschool Classrooms.
Author(s):: Wasik, Barbara A.; Bond, Mary Alice
Source: Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n2 p243-50 Jun 2001
Publication Date: 2001
ISSN: 0022-0663
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN2002

The effects of a book reading technique called interactive book reading on the language and literacy development of 4-year-olds from low-income families were evaluated. Teachers read books to children and reinforced vocabulary in the books by presenting objects that represented the words and providing opportunities to use the words. (BF)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading; Creative Teaching; Language; Language Skills; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Reading Skills; Verbal Development; *Vocabulary Development

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