... the early school years. The inability to tell a coherent story at school entry is a particularly good predictor of persistent language and reading disability among children with a history of delayed language development as preschoolers ( 28 ). Emergent literacy skills in general, and phonological awareness...

...This chapter focuses on My Magic Story Car, a video-based program that strengthens emergent literacy skills of at-risk preschool children from low-income families through one of the most effective available modalities — make-believe play. Research shows that make-believe play...

... they are linked to child-centered and play-oriented activities. It advocates a genuine integration between didactic and child-centered approaches in ways that allow them to complement and support each other, focusing on the role of narrative play in emergent literacy and combining storytelling and story-acting...

... Reading Project Language Experience Stories Phonological knowledge Connor C M Fingerspelling Foundations for Literacy Graphogame Lederberg A R emergent reading emergent literacy shared reading reading vocabulary phonological awareness fluency comprehension If the amount of literature...

... at emergent literacy skills. Promoting reading development is one of the main goals in deaf education, but it seems important to work on the foundations of reading in a much earlier stage. Parents and preschool teachers can play an important role in promoting emergent literacy in the preschool period...

...' language and literacy skills Mother infant interaction Mother child dyad Books Attention Commands in mother child interactions Imperatives Safety concern for in mother child interaction Affiliative nexus Feeding as affiliative nexus emergent literacy adult-child interaction interactional...

... and differentiation are also addressed. This discussion broadly parallels the developmental trajectory outlined in the first section and highlights research-based instructional strategies and materials that support learning during each of the various stages. Specifically, it attends to emergent literacy, novice...

... kindergarten responsive teaching home language immigrant methodology density Peer Play Scale self regulation policy scaffold professional development peer language development pretend play dual language learner emergent literacy narrative sociocultural context play low-income Play...

... concludes with a discussion of implications for future research on instructional approaches that could serve to inform teacher practice. Dickinson D Newman S Schirmer B R Sulzby E Teale W Wells G Williams C L Children Emergent literacy Literacy Reading Andrews J F Bergeron J Conway D Dyson A H...