“Children like to talk about themselves,
their possessions, their home, family, and pets, their friends,
neighbors, relatives.
Children need to be engaged in conversation about the things they
know about because the familiar content provides them with opportunities
to experiment with ways of expressing themselves.”
– Marie M. Clay, Becoming Literate: The Construction of Inner
Control (1991)
“From the preschool years through the late elementary
grades, a child’s language development is a critical component
of learning to read and write.”
— D. Strickland, 2002, Preparing our Teachers: Opportunities for
Better Reading Instruction
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