Authors David K. Dickinson and Patton O. Tabors the authors did not discuss phonemic awareness or how well students knew the alphabet; instead choosing to discuss the importance of developing oral language in early childhood. The authors believed that exposure to rich vocabularies in home and at school (or childcare), the child has a greater command of reading comprehension in later academic settings. Thus, the authors suggest three tenets of greater oral language skills: a varied vocabulary, extended discourse, and cognitive and linguistically stimulating environments.
A varied vocabulary will come with parents and educators taking the time to hear the students and offer synonyms as well as discussions on definition and other uses for the
A varied vocabulary will come with parents and educators taking the time to hear the students and offer synonyms as well as discussions on definition and other uses for the