Bárbara Luque, Joaquín Villaécija, Ana Ramallo, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Rosario Castillo-Mayén, Esther Cuadrado, Carmen Tabernero
Spanish Validation of the Self-Perceived Food Literacy Scale: A Five-Factor Model Proposition
Nutrients
study examined effects literacyenriched play settings preschoolers literacy behaviors spontaneous free play subjects 91 children ages 35 2 urban day care centers prior following intervention frequency childs handling reading writing behaviors play assessed direct observation videotaped samples play areas collected throughout study examined nature childrens play themes uses literacy objects play following baseline observations physical environment one day care centers enriched literacy objects three distinct play centers kitchen office library significant differences recorded experimental group frequency duration complexity literacy demonstrations play children experimental group incorporated literacy objects diverse functional ways play using explicit language control group findings suggests literacyenriched settings play may become increasingly important context children discover explore nature written language sevin tables data 4 figures included 45 references attached authormg reproductions supplied edrs best made original docvment