Narrative Play and Emergent Literacy: Storytelling and Story-Acting Meet Journal Writing

Play = Learning: How Play Motivates and Enhances Children's Cognitive and Social-Emotional Growth

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Nicolopoulou, Ageliki ^a   McDowell, Judith ^b   Brockmeyer, Carolyn ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child centered approach; Didactic approach; Emergent literacy; Journal writing; Narrative play; Preschool curriculum; Story acting; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920472499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195304381.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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