At this web site you will find an introduction to the factors that influence reading acquistion. The overview begins with a historical perspective on how we traditionally viewed beginning reading instruction, then elaborates on the factors that influence literacy acquisition, and finally lists instructional implications. As recently as the seventies, educators envisioned an abrupt schism between the time a child was only at a readiness stage and when a child was ready for formal reading instruction. We refer to this expanded view of literacy learning as emergent literacy.
Children develop literate behavior in a context that is social, interactive and holistic.
The school needs to emulate this ideal home environment. Language Acquisition , Writing , Emergent Literacy , Storybook Reading , Language and Literacy , Environmental Print , Instructional Implications . The Development of Higher Psychological Processes.