A comparison of preschool teachers' talk during storybook and information book read-alouds

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 426-440

  Price, Lisa Hammett ^a   Bradley, Barbara A ^b   Smith, Jana Michele ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c The Children's Developmental Services Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Book sharing; Expository text; Extratextual talk; Information book; Preschool; Read aloud

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863994244     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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