Use of decontextualized talk across story contexts: How oral storytelling and emergent reading can scaffold children’s development

Author(s): Curenton, Stephanie M.; Craig, Michelle Jones; Flanigan, Nadia;
Date Issued: January 2008
Publisher(s): Routledge (Firm)
Description: An examination of mother-child dialog during storytelling, story-creating, and story-reading exercises, including reasoning, word-usage, the relationship between type of talk and complexity of language used, and the association between maternal literacy and decontextualized talk, in a sample of 33 primarily African American mothers and their preschoolers
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Journal Title: Early Education and Development
Volume Number: 19
Issue Number: 1
Page Range: 161-187
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Cognitive Development

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Parents & Families > Involvement In Child Care & Early Education > Parent-Child
Country: United States
States: FLORIDA, VIRGINIA
ISSN: 1040-9289 Paper
1556-6935 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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