Methods in the study of children’s literacy development at home and at school

2002 ◽  
pp. 23-39
Keyword(s):  
Literacy Development ◽  
Children's Literacy ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Foundations for Literacy: Emergent Literacy Competencies of Grade R Learners on the Cape Flats

2007 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Willenberg
Keyword(s):  
Emergent Literacy ◽  
South African ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Emergent Literacy Skills ◽  
Children's Literacy

International research has demonstrated that a considerable amount of children’s literacy development occurs prior to formal schooling and that emergent literacy skills at school entry are strong predictors of later literacy and general academic achievement. These findings have prompted vigorous early intervention programmes aimed at promoting emergent literacy development to optimise the development of conventional literacy. While there is considerable research conducted in developed countries, there is limited research on the emergent literacy skills of children in South African contexts. In the light of increasing evidence of poor literacy performance of South African children in the foundation phase of schooling it is imperative that appropriate and timely intervention be undertaken. However it is important that intervention be informed by baseline assessments of the children’s literacy competencies in the full spectrum of socio-cultural contexts in this diverse country. This study documents the emergent literacy competencies of 101 grade R (the year prior to grade 1, equivalent to kindergarten in the United States) learners attending schools in historically disadvantaged coloured communities on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape. An Emergent Literacy and Language Assessment protocol was developed for use with this population. The children’s performance on the assessment tool indicated that in general they possessed a reasonable repertoire of emergent literacy skills. Although they displayed adequate skills to support acquisition of print decoding skills necessary for fluent reading, weaknesses in the decontextualised language skills that have been found to support later reading comprehension, were evident.

scholarly journals Maternal parenting styles, homework help, and children’s literacy development in language minority and Finnish-speaking families

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riitta Sikiö ◽  
Martti Siekkinen ◽  
Leena Holopainen ◽  
Gintautas Silinskas ◽  
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
Language Minority ◽  
Maternal Parenting ◽  
Children's Literacy

Mothers’ Perceptions of their Young Children's Literacy Development

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Potter
Keyword(s):  
Literacy Development ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Children's Literacy

There has been increasing interest shown by researchers in those children who attain an obvious understanding of reading and writing before attending school. It has been indicated that those children are not necessarily otherwise precocious (Smith, F. 1984; Harste, J., Burke, C., Woodward, V. 1984). Talking with mothers about their perceptions of their preschoolers’ literacy development, revealed how sensitive they are and how perceptive in their observations of what their children are doing. Following, is a report on research carried out to investigate the phenomenon of natural learning of literacy among 50 preschoolers.

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