附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Play and the emergence of literacy / Nigel Hall -- Psychological research on play : connections with early literacy development / James F. Christie -- Longitudinal relations among preschoolers' symbolic play, metalinguistic verbs, and emergent literacy / A.D. Pellegrini and Lee Galda -- Thematic-fantasy play and story comprehension / Peter A. Williamson and Steven B. Silvern -- "But it ain't real!" : pretense in children's play and literacy development / Amanda Branscombe -- Classroom literature activities and kindergartners' dramatic story reenactments / Miriam Martinez, Markay Cheyney, and William H. Teale -- Preparing the classroom environment to promote literacy during play / Lesley Mandel Morrow and Muriel Rand -- The influence of literacy-enriched play centers on preschoolers' conceptions of the functions of print / Susan E. Neuman and Kathy Roskos -- Symbolic play : a source of meaningful engagements with writing and reading / Carol Taylor Schrader -- Materials and modeling : promoting literacy during play / Carol Vukelich -- Play and early literacy development summary and discussion / James F. Christie.