Read My Story
Read My Story
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读我的故事
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发表时间:
2000
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通讯作者:
Beth DeGayner
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M. Fields;Beth DeGayner
B eth is a preschool teacher who is very knowledgeable about child development and-about helping children leain throughplay. She prides herself on rejecting worksheet activities in favor of print-rich experiences that help prepare children for learning to read and write. Until recently, however, she did not actually consider preschool age children as writers. Beth had assumed, as do many teachers and parents, that children begin “real” reading and writing in kindergarten or 1st grade (Gibson, 1989). The children in her preschool had many stories read to them; they were exposed to environmental print, such as that used for cupboard labels and other signs; and they also watched their teacher write for practical purposes, such as making field trip lists. These preschoolers were encouraged to write their names on their work, and were even helped to incorporate pretend writing into their pretend play. However, they weren’t encouraged to consider themselves as story authors. Once Beth was exposed to readings in the field of emergent literacy (for example, Dyson, 1997; Ferreiro, 1991; Fields, 1998; Goodman, 1990; Sulzby, 1990), her expectations for preschoolers began to change. Beth realized that although the print experiences she was providing were helpful, many of her preschoolers were capable of more in-depth literacy explorations. Drawing upon the emergent literacy concept that both oral and written language learning begin at birth, Beth began to visualize her preschoolers as authors in process.