title: Emergent literacy is emerging knowledge of written, not oral, language.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Purcell-Gates
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D011932:Reading; D012931:Social Environment; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014825:Vocabulary