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It
is developmentally inappropriate to teach early literacy skills to
young children.
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If
the environment is rich in print, children will learn to read on their
own.
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There
is a certain age when children are ready to read and write.
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Children
must learn to talk before they can learn literacy skills.
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Play
distracts children from learning to read and write.
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Young
children learn the most when they sit quietly during whole group story
time.
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A
young child's scribbles have no meaning.
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Rhymes,
songs and fingerplays are just entertainment for young children.
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Direct
instruction is required for all literacy learning.
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Indirect
instruction is all that is required for literacy learning.
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Assessing
young children is harmful.
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Children
can only talk about the here and now.
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Teachers
should stay out of children's play.
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Only
parents who know how to read can help their children learn to read.
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Children
must learn to read before they learn to write.
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The
first step to reading and writing is to memorize the alphabet.
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It
is not necessary to set aside time every day to focus on teaching
early literacy skills.
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When
children are not progressing they probably need more time to develop.
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Children
must speak English before they can develop early literacy skills.
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Children
naturally know how to tell a story.
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Computers
don't belong in an early childhood classroom.
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Computers
will ruin a child's motivation to write.
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