emergent literacy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemergingandliteracy
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emerging
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈmɜː.dʒɪŋ/us/ɪˈmɝː.dʒɪŋ/
starting ...
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literacy
noun[U]
uk/ˈlɪt.ər.ə.si/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.si/
the ability to read ...
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(Definition ofemergingandliteracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Student teachers begin to recognise the vital role of sociodramatic play in the development ofemergentliteracy.
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One of the home literacy events for schools to mine is playing school, which supportsemergentliteracy.
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The oral language skill of metalinguistic awareness is a component ofemergentliteracythat has a wellestablished connection to literacy learning.
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Interpreting its role in the acquisition ofemergentliteracyhas therefore been difficult.
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In summary, researchers have provided important information about theemergentliteracyskills that facilitate a child's transition to conventional literacy.
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Quality of adult book reading affects children'semergentliteracy.
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This constraining effect emerges early on, as shown in studies ofemergentliteracyin preschoolers and first graders, and in studies of early sociolinguistic variability.
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During this period ofemergentliteracy, many children engage in a variety of activities at home that promote print-related skills, including sensitivity to the sound properties of language.
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The degree to which book reading included talk about the book was positively correlated with kindergarten measures ofemergentliteracy, such as receptive vocabulary and story comprehension.
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Wilson et al. developed and implemented a literature-based program of work and used evidence fromemergentliteracystudies to justify their choice of this approach.
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Further research is needed, however, as well as reconceptualising the cognitive challenges experienced by pre-school children, when theiremergentliteracyis confronted with formal classroom instruction.
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Developing theemergentliteracyof preschool children through a library outreach program.
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Originating fromemergentliteracy, specialist-language lessons examines the formal and informal styles and discourses of language use in socio-cultural contexts.
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Increased implementation ofemergentliteracyscreening in pre-kindergarten.
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