Play and early literacy development / edited by James F. Christie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Christie, James F.

Series:

SUNY series, children's play in society.

SUNY series, children's play in society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play.

Language arts (Preschool).

Language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book overviews the sociolinguistic and psychological approaches to studying play and literacy. It offers research studies that relate different aspects of play to emergent reading and writing behaviors. The use of certain language structures, storybook reenactments, literacy activities during play, and notions of reality and pretense are considered. It also presents applied research on how manipulation of play environments, teacher involvement in play, and play training can promote literacy growth. James F. Christie is Associate Professor in the College of Education at Arizona State University.

Contents:

CONTENTS

FIGURE CAPTIONS

PREFACE

PART I. RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS

1. Play and the Emergence of Literacy by Nigel Hall

2. Psychological Research on Play: Connections with Early Literacy Development by James F. Christie

PART II. PLAY'S ROLE IN EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT

3. Longitudinal Relations among Preschoolers' Symbolic Play, Metalinguistic Verbs, and Emergent Literacy by A.D. Pellegrini and Lee Galda

4. Thematic-Fantasy Play and Story Comprehension by Peter A. Williamson and Steven B. Silvern

5. "But It Ain't Real!": Pretense in Children's Play and Literacy Development by Amanda Branscombe

PART III. EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS

6. Classroom Literature Activities and Kindergartners' Dramatic Story Reenactments by Miriam Martinez, Markay Cheyney, and William H. Teale

7. Preparing the Classroom Environment to Promote Literacy during Play by Lesley Mandel Morrow and Muriel Rand

8. The Influence of Literacy-Enriched Play Centers on Preschoolers' Conceptions of the Functions of Print by Susan B. Neuman and Kathy Roskos

9. Symbolic Play: A Source of Meaningful Engagements with Writing and Reading by Carol Taylor Schrader

10. Materials and Modeling: Promoting Literacy during Play by Carol Vukelich

11. Play and Early Literacy Development: Summary and Discussion by James F. Christie

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7914-9907-3

0-585-06357-5

OCLC:

923396952