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Emergent Literacy Is Emerging Knowledge of Written, Not Oral, Language
Author(s) -
PurcellGates Victoria
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.12
Subject(s) - literacy , language development , psychology , written language , key (lock) , emergent literacy , developmental psychology , sociology , pedagogy , linguistics , computer science , philosophy , computer security
Although some may consider children's developing oral language as key to literacy development, the author argues that it is children's development of knowledge of written language that is important. This has significant implications for home and school environments and activities.