Publication Date
7-1-1987
Abstract
The topic of emergent literacy has been quite prominent in the field of reading within the past few years. There is no doubt that literacy begins to emerge within the home; in fact, many children come to school already readers (Clark, 1976; Durkin, 1982; Lass, 1982). The literature is also replete with information regarding how this literacy takes place (Cockran-Smith, 1984; Doake, 1981; Ninio and Bruner, 1978; Snow, 1983; Teale, 1981). A significant literacy event in the home is story reading. However, the significance of this event as a factor in literacy development is not due to its existence but to how the event is actualized (Doake, 1981; Hayden, 1985; Tea~1981).
Recommended Citation
Fagan, W. T. (1987). Emergent Literacy: Avoiding the Plateau Effect. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 27 (4). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol27/iss4/1
