On Reading Books to Children P
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Van Kleeck, Anne E. / Van Kleeck, Anne / Stahl, Steven A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, "On ong>Readingong> Books to Children: Parents and Teachers" brings together in one volume current research on adult book ong>readingong> to children. The authors, drawn from around the world, are key researchers and eminent scholars from the fields of ong>readingong> and literacy, child language, speech pathology, and psychology, representing multiple perspectives within these disciplines. Chapters on the effects and limitations of book sharing are integrated with chapters discussing promising programs on storybook research. The reality of ong>readingong> to children is more complex than it appears on the surface. The authors discuss some effects of and suggestions for ong>readingong> to children that have emerged from the research. The ideas set forth in this volume will stimulate new lines of research on the effects of storybook ong>readingong>, as well as refinements of current methods, yielding findings that enrich our understanding of this important arena of literacy development.