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Assessing young children's literacy development

William H. Teale, Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Edward A. Chittenden

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Viewed from the perspective of emergent literacy, sound assess ment programs possess six characteristics. Examples of prac tices based on these principles offer alternatives to standardized tests. This article emanated from work of IRA's Early Childhood and Literacy Development Committee.

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Viewed from the perspective of emergent literacy, sound assess ment programs possess six characteristics. Examples of prac tices based on these principles offer alternatives to standardized tests. This article emanated from work of IRA's Early Childhood and Literacy Development Committee.

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Viewed from the perspective of emergent literacy, sound assess ment programs possess six characteristics. Examples of prac tices based on these principles offer alternatives to standardized tests. This article emanated from work of IRA's Early Childhood and Literacy Development Committee.

Key concepts: Literacy, Early literacy, Psychology, Perspective (graphical), Emergent literacy, Pedagogy, Literacy education, Early childhood education

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