Emergent Literacy Research

Emergent Literary Research

• Dyson
• Sulzby
• Purcell-Gates
• Snow, Tabors, and Dickinson

DYSON

• EARLY WRITING
• Notes: Teacher talk alouds demonstrate the writing process and helps facilitate learning.

SULZBY

• LITERACY RELATED
• Notes: Kids Learn Punctuation Orally

PURCELL-GATES

• ORAL AND WRITTEN NARRATIVES
• Notes: Kids speak and write differently: speaking--> less formal, while writing--> more formal.

SNOW, TABORS, AND DICKINSON

• LOW- INCOME CHILDREN
• Notes: Low income children are at a disadvantage.
• High scores in K--> high scores continued
• Low Scores in K --> Low score continued
• ** The amount of oral and written language in the home matters**
• - Many variables: Educational level of parents, exposure to language makes a bid difference