Purpose: To inform parents and teachers how students are able to read at such a young age by "early experiences and interactions with significant others and engaging texts."
Process: The author probably used oral history and interview as his methods. He gave a specific example of a boy, Leo, who is obsessed with trains and in fact, the first time he had a chance to read something, it was about trains. Maybe the author observed this child and as a result, was able to get a close-up of his behavior and actions. The author may have also interviewed Leo, his parents, or his teacher. It is also possible that the author interviewed all of them.
Methods/Sources: The author probably used some information about literacy and children from scholarly educational journals/books. (e.g. Transitions into Literacy; A Working Paper & Literacy Learning in the Early Years) He may have also done some classroom observational studies to get an actual example of the subject matter being studied.
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