1. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL COMMUNICATIVE ACT AND ABSTRACTION LEVEL USAGE IN STORYBOOK READING AND CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE AND LITERACY ABILITIES Open Access Author: Kraske, Lauren Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL COMMUNICATIVE ACT AND ABSTRACTION LEVEL USAGE IN STORYBOOK READING AND CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE AND LITERACY ABILITIES Area of Honors: Communication Sciences and Disorders Keywords: literacylanguageparental File: Download Thesis_Kraske_SP10.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Carol Anne Miller, Thesis SupervisorDr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis SupervisorJanice Catherine Light, Faculty ReaderDr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor