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Creating prop boxes to stimulate dramatic play and literacy development

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The sign says “OPEN” and five excited preschoolers are at play in a thematically based dramatic center. Their teacher has transformed a corner of the room into a shoe store, complete with materials designed to support the children's early literacy development.

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  1. Cathleen S. Soundy
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  2. Phyllis Wolf Gallagher
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Cathleen S. Soundy is with the College of Education, Temple University, and Phyllis Wolf Gallagher is with the Education Department, Holy Name College, Philadelphia, PA.

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Soundy, C.S., Gallagher, P.W. Creating prop boxes to stimulate dramatic play and literacy development. Early Childhood Educ J 20, 4–8 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01617672

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