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Environmental Print: From Context To Comprehension, Alexandra E. Hinkel
Environmental Print: From Context To Comprehension, Alexandra E. Hinkel
Lewis Honors College Capstone Collection
The purpose of this research is to further our understanding of the role played by environmental print in the literacy development of emergent readers. Environmental print is defined as any print that can be seen in public such as logos, signs, products names and billboards. One of the main things we already know about environmental print is that it helps young children understand that the words in print mean something, or that some message is communicated through them. This connection is crucial to developing early literacy skills. This research identifies young readers’ abilities to recognize these words out of context …