Snow 1991

Snow 1991

Reference
	Snow, Catherine E. 1991. "Literacy and language: Relationships during the preschool years." In Minami and Kennedy 1991. (Reprint from Snow 1983.) Interest level: academic.

Summary

Questions the hypothesis that variations in the level of literacy in the home are responsible for social class differences in children's reading achievement. Argues that as specific oral discourse styles used at home by middle-class families match school language use, this accounts for later literacy success of these children rather than literacy levels. Discusses social interactive factors, communicative needs in the early stages of development, and increasing freedom from contextual support.

Context for this page:

Bibliography module: Snow 1991
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): S
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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