Summary Of Annotated Bibliography

The purpose of my annotated bibliography is to help you understand the research behind my research paper. This annotated bibliography focuses on how exposure to reading and writing skills early play a role in the successfulness of a child’s literacy abilities. Moreover, the focus question for my paper is, does exposure to reading and writing skills before school help a child become successful in literacy. The reason I wanted to research this is because I wanted to see if exposure early to either skills will be beneficial for a child literacy. The articles in this bibliography will give you some background on the research I have done to support my research question in my paper.

Cisneros, Sandra. “Only Daughter.” Glamour, Nov. 1990, pp. 256–57.

This piece is a short narrative by Sandra Cisneros. In "Only Daughter,", author Sandra Cisneros explain her struggle to get her father’s approval of her writing. This short narrative explains Cisneros life growing up with six brothers and trying to make a name of herself. She puts extensive effort at a young age t gain the essential writing skills to be successful. The results of this piece include her father finally understanding her writing. I picked this piece because it shows the ability of early exposure to writing, and how it can be beneficial for a child regardless of home life.

Mol, Suzanne E. and Adriana G. Bus. "To Read or Not to Read: A Meta-Analysis of Print Exposure from Infancy to Early Adulthood." Psychological Bulletin, vol. 137, no. 2, Mar. 2011, pp. 267-296. EBSCOhost,