Goodman, Y. 1990

Goodman, Y. 1990

Reference
	Goodman, Yetta M. (editor). 1990.How children construct literacy: Piagetian perspectives. A collection of six papers presented at IRA 11th World Congress, London, 1986. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 0872075346. Location: Dallas SIL Library 372.6 H847h. Interest level: lay specialist.

Summary
	Emilia Ferreiro, who studied with Piaget, proposed papers documenting "research on the psychogenesis of the interpretation systems children build in order to understand the alphabetic representation of language." These papers are the six chapters of the book. Findings are from researchers who worked with young children in
	Brazil Spain Italy, and Israel .
	Ferreiro discusses three levels found in children's writing:
	Syllabic Syllabic-alphabetic Alphabetic stages
	Stages appear predictable in children from literate societies, and give pedagogical implications. Urges educators to see children as interacting with text, constructing their own systems of interpretation rather than being passive recipients.

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Bibliography module: Goodman, Y. 1990
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In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
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In bookshelf: Literacy

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