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Early literacy skill development is critical during the preschool years. Under that umbrella is emergent writing, a small but important component of overall literacy development. This article presents two writing strategies: (1) writers’ workshop and (2) dictation within the context of storybook reading that preschool teachers can utilize to target emergent writing development. Modifications for diverse learners are also included throughout. 相似文献
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《Early education and development》2013,24(4):289-300
A preliminary study was conducted to investigate the literacy experiences of preschoolers in Head Start and early childhood special education (ECSE) class- rooms. Two groups of teachers (10 Head Start teachers and 20 ECSE teachers) completed surveys that gathered information relative to the literacy activities occurring in their classrooms, the priority given reading and writing goals, and their attitudes about the literacy development of their students. The results indicated similarities between the two groups of teachers regarding the relatively low priority placed on reading and writing goals at preschool, and the ways in which children were involved in reading activities. The two groups differed in their use of supportive interactions during TV viewing-and writing/drawing activities, and the expectations the teachers held for the children's future literacy abilities. The need for further research describing emerging literacy practices with at-risk and disabled groups of children is discussed. 相似文献
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A preliminary study was conducted to investigate the literacy experiences of preschoolers in Head Start and early childhood special education (ECSE) class- rooms. Two groups of teachers (10 Head Start teachers and 20 ECSE teachers) completed surveys that gathered information relative to the literacy activities occurring in their classrooms, the priority given reading and writing goals, and their attitudes about the literacy development of their students. The results indicated similarities between the two groups of teachers regarding the relatively low priority placed on reading and writing goals at preschool, and the ways in which children were involved in reading activities. The two groups differed in their use of supportive interactions during TV viewing-and writing/drawing activities, and the expectations the teachers held for the children's future literacy abilities. The need for further research describing emerging literacy practices with at-risk and disabled groups of children is discussed. 相似文献
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The question posed in the current study is whether software alone is a sufficient tool for supporting young children’s emergent
writing. We researched the effect of reading an electronic book (e-book) on kindergarten children’s emergent word writing
with and without adult support. Ninety-six 5 to 6 years old children from low socioeconomic status (SES) families were randomly
assigned to one of three groups (32 children each): (1) independently reading the e-book; (2) reading the e-book with adult
support; (3) receiving the regular kindergarten program (control). Each intervention group received four e-book reading sessions.
The children’s emergent literacy was assessed before and after the intervention and included letter-name recognition, phonological
awareness and emergent word writing. Reading the e-book with adult assistance supported the children’s phonological awareness
and emergent word writing more significantly than reading the e-book without support and more than the control group. Reading
the e-book without adult support did not differ from the control group. Furthermore, the children’s initial emergent literacy
level and reading the ebook with adult assistance contributed the most to the children’s emergent word writing. Educational
implications are discussed. 相似文献
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Early research on literacy development usually focuses on children in preschool or kindergarten. Few studies have examined the early literacy of bilingual children. This study examines its relationship with different family learning environments (e.g. book availability), and family learning activities (e.g. reading books, telling stories, and singing songs) of bilingual and monolingual children from 9 months of age to kindergarten entry. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort was used as the analysis sample. We included 1300 bilingual children and 5150 English monolingual children. We uncover that bilingual children generally lag behind in both resources and frequency of family learning activities. Using various decomposition techniques, we show that early reading score differences between bilingual and monolingual children can be explained by differences in resources and early family learning environments. 相似文献
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Starting small: Building preschool teacher knowledge that supports early literacy development 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
A growing body of research is emerging that investigates the teacher knowledge base essential for supporting reading and writing
development at the elementary school level. However, even though increasing recognition is given to the pivotal role that
preschool teachers play in cultivating children’s early literacy development, considerably fewer studies have examined the
knowledge base of these early childhood educators. This paper will discuss the existing research literature and then examine
a recent study that investigated the knowledge constructs of 20 preschool teachers. Findings indicate that preschool teachers
lack the disciplinary knowledge required to promote early literacy and, in fact, tend to overestimate what they know, creating
a potential obstacle for seeking additional knowledge. Recommendations for strengthening professional development programs
and developing more robust measures of preschool teacher knowledge are proposed. 相似文献
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This longitudinal study assessed the literacy development of native Arabic-speaking children from kindergarten to the end of first grade, focusing on the role of home literacy activities (mother–child shared book reading and joint writing). The contribution of these activities in kindergarten to children’s reading and writing at the end of first grade were evaluated, controlling for family SES and children’s early skills (vocabulary and letter naming). Eighty-eight Arabic-speaking children and their mothers participated in the study. Results revealed that family SES, children’s early skills and home literacy activities in kindergarten correlated with children’s achievements at the end of first grade. Joint writing contributed significantly to children’s literacy in first grade and the contribution of shared reading was almost significant. Joint writing was found to contribute to children’s literacy achievements in first grade beyond book reading. The study extends our knowledge on literacy acquisition in Arabic, highlighting the significance of early parent–child literacy activities as a predictor of Arabic-speaking children’s literacy achievements in school. 相似文献
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Early involvement in literacy activities can provide many benefits for at-risk and exceptional children and their fathers. These benefits include development of children's reading and writing skills, increased bonding, and positive self-esteem of fathers. Early childhood professionals can foster male involvement by describing benefits, suggesting appropriate activities, materials and expectations, and by providing ongoing feedback. A model for getting fathers involved in literacy activities with their young at risk and exceptional children is described. The four major approaches in this model are early social interaction, reading books, incidental preliteracy activities, and school involvement. 相似文献
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Victoria J. Molfese Jennifer L. Beswick Jill L. Jacobi-Vessels Natalie E. Armstrong Brittany L. Culver Jamie M. White Melissa C. Ferguson Kathleen Moritz Rudasill Dennis L. Molfese 《Reading and writing》2011,24(2):133-150
The writing skills of 286 children (157 female and 129 male) were studied by comparing name writing and letter writing scores
from preschool to kindergarten with letter and word reading scores over the same time period. Two rubrics for scoring writing
were compared to determine if scores based on multiple components (i.e., letter formation, orientation on the vertical axis,
left–right orientation, and correct letter sequencing) would better reflect differences in children’s writing knowledge in
preschool and kindergarten than rubrics composed of one component (i.e., letter formation only). While developmental changes
in writing scores were found, little additional information was provided by multiple component scoring rubrics compared to
the single component rubric. Letter writing scores were more strongly related to letter and word reading scores than name
writing scores but neither writing score was predictive of growth. Implications of the findings for intentional/systematic
writing instruction in preschool curricula are discussed. 相似文献
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Hilde Hofslundsengen Bente Eriksen Hagtvet Jan-Eric Gustafsson 《Reading and writing》2016,29(7):1473-1495
This study examined the effects of a 10 week invented writing program with five-year-old preschoolers (mean age 5.7 years) on their immediate post intervention literacy skills and also the facilitative effects of the intervention on the subsequent learning to read during the first 6 months of schooling. The study included 105 children (54 girls) from 12 preschools in Norway. The preschools were randomly assigned to the experimental group with the invented writing program, or the control group with the ordinary program offered to preschoolers. The classroom-based programs (40 sessions) were conducted by the children’s regular teachers. The children’s emergent literacy skills were evaluated using a pre-test, a post-test and a follow-up test 6 months later, and the data were analyzed using latent autoregressive models. The results showed that the invented writing group performed significantly better than the control group on the post-test for the measures of phoneme awareness (d = .54), spelling (d = .65) and word reading (d = .36). Additionally, indirect effects were observed on the delayed follow-up tests on phoneme awareness (d = .45), spelling (d = .48) and word reading (d = .26). In conclusion, we argue that invented writing appeared to smooth the progress of emergent literacy skills in preschool, including the subsequent reading development in school. Contextualized in a semi-consistent orthography and a preschool tradition that does not encourage the learning of written language skills, the findings add to our knowledge of how children learn to write and read. 相似文献
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Roger D. Phillips Rebecca L. Gorton Patricia Pinciotti Anuradha Sachdev 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2010,38(2):111-122
An approach to early childhood education that integrates visual and performing arts throughout the preschool curriculum—Art as a Way of Learning—was implemented in a program (Promoting and Supporting Early Literacy through the Arts) designed to improve the emergent
literacy and school readiness of at-risk young children in community-based preschool settings. A quasi-experimental pre-post
treatment-only design was used to explore this program’s potential effects in a real-world setting. Preliminary results revealed
improvements in young children’s emergent literacy on a number of targeted and standardized measures after participation in
the program. This arts-integrated approach to the teaching of and learning in young children shows considerable promise and
warrants a rigorous test of its effects. 相似文献
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The goals of this study were twofold: first, to examine whether preschool children's name-writing proficiency differentiated them on other emergent reading and writing tasks, and second, to examine the effect of name length on preschool children's emergent literacy skills including alphabet knowledge and spelling. In study 1, a range of emergent literacy tasks was administered to 296 preschool children aged 4-5 years. The more advanced name writers outperformed the less advanced name writers on all emergent literacy measures. Furthermore, children with longer names did not show superior performance compared to children with shorter names. In study 2, four measures of alphabet knowledge and spelling were administered to 104 preschool children. Once again, the more advanced name writers outperformed the less advanced name writers on the alphabet knowledge and spelling measures. Results indicated that having longer names did not translate into an advantage on the alphabet knowledge and spelling tasks. Name writing proficiency, not length of name appears to be associated with preschool children's developing emergent literacy skills. Name writing reflects knowledge of some letters rather than a broader knowledge of letters that may be needed to support early spelling. 相似文献
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Integrating experiences with music in the early childhood classroom supports English language learners’ literacy development
(Peregoy and Boyle, Reading, writing, and learning in ESL. Pearson, Boston, 2008; Saricoban and Metin, Songs, verse and games
for teaching grammar. Internet TESL J, 2000). This article describes the benefits of incorporating musical experiences into
daily instruction and provides practical activities for classroom implementation, e.g., reading, writing, and singing songs
for language skill development, reading fluency, and writing progress. Despite a teacher’s level of aesthetic appreciation
and musical training, the value of fostering creativity and enhancing literacy instruction through music is vital in today’s
diverse early childhood classrooms. Music can transform classrooms into positive learning environments where children thrive
academically, socially, and emotionally. Providing children with structured and open-ended musical activities, creating an
atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, and sharing the joy of creativity with each other all are foundational to bases for
the growth and development of the early childhood learner. 相似文献
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Parental involvement in the development of children's reading skill: a five-year longitudinal study 总被引：16，自引：0，他引：16
This article presents the findings of the final phase of a 5-year longitudinal study with 168 middle- and upper middle-class children in which the complex relations among early home literacy experiences, subsequent receptive language and emergent literacy skills, and reading achievement were examined. Results showed that children's exposure to books was related to the development of vocabulary and listening comprehension skills, and that these language skills were directly related to children's reading in grade 3. In contrast, parent involvement in teaching children about reading and writing words was related to the development of early literacy skills. Early literacy skills directly predicted word reading at the end of grade 1 and indirectly predicted reading in grade 3. Word reading at the end of grade 1 predicted reading comprehension in grade 3. Thus, the various pathways that lead to fluent reading have their roots in different aspects of children's early experiences. 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a teacher report measure, the Teacher Rating of Oral Language
and Literacy (TROLL; Dickinson et al. in Teacher rating of oral language and literacy (TROLL): a research-based tool. Center
for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001) and a direct behavioral measure of language development, the Preschool Language Scale-4 (PLS-4; Zimmerman et al. in Preschool
Language Scale-4. The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, 2002), among English-speaking (n = 210), Spanish-speaking (n = 34), and English/Spanish bilingual (n = 109) typically-developing preschool children. Three hundred and fifty-three preschool children who attended early childhood
education programs in an urban area of the Southwestern United States participated. Preschool teachers completed the TROLL,
and the PLS-4 was individually administered to the children at preschool centers. The TROLL and PLS-4 were significantly correlated
for English-speaking children, but with small effect sizes noted. For Spanish-speaking children, the TROLL and the expressive
subscale of the PLS-4 were not significant, and for bilingual children the TROLL and PLS-4 were not significant. English-speaking
children scored higher on the TROLL than the Spanish-speaking and bilingual children. Finally, a higher proportion of Spanish-speaking
and bilingual children received a TROLL score at or below the 10th percentile. Results suggest that the TROLL did not adequately
capture typically developing children’s linguistic and literacy development in a uniform manner across language groups. Caution
is recommended when relying upon a single instrument to describe the emergent literacy and language skills of preschool children
from Spanish-speaking and bilingual backgrounds. 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to examine which emergent literacy skills contribute to preschool children's emergent writing (name-writing, letter-writing, and spelling) skills. Emergent reading and writing tasks were administered to 296 preschool children aged 4-5 years. Print knowledge and letter-writing skills made positive contributions to name writing; whereas alphabet knowledge, print knowledge, and name writing made positive contributions to letter writing. Both name-writing and letter-writing skills made significant contributions to the prediction of spelling after controlling for age, parental education, print knowledge, phonological awareness, and letter-name and letter-sound knowledge; however, only letter-writing abilities made a significant unique contribution to the prediction of spelling when both letter-writing and name-writing skills were considered together. Name writing reflects knowledge of some letters rather than a broader knowledge of letters that may be needed to support early spelling. Children's letter-writing skills may be a better indicator of children's emergent literacy and developing spelling skills than are their name-writing skills at the end of the preschool year. Spelling is a developmentally complex skill beginning in preschool and includes letter writing and blending skills, print knowledge, and letter-name and letter-sound knowledge. 相似文献
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Jennifer Dobbs‐Oates Jill M. Pentimonti Laura M. Justice Joan N. Kaderavek 《Journal of Research in Reading》2015,38(1):91-108
The present study investigates the role of attitudinal variables, such as children's literacy interest and parents’ reading beliefs, in conjunction with home literacy activities (HLA), in predicting children's print‐concept knowledge. The objective of the study is to test a theoretical model describing the relationship among these variables. This study involved 551 low‐income preschool children. Structural equation modelling was used to test the model. The model was a good fit for the data when parental teaching of reading/writing was used as the measure of HLA. In the model, negative parent reading beliefs and parent teaching predicted print‐concept knowledge. Results suggest that practitioners should consider not only the literacy activities children and parents participate in, but also their attitudes towards those activities. 相似文献
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Caroline Henning Beth McIntosh Wendy Arnott Barbara Dodd 《Journal of Research in Reading》2010,33(3):231-246
Early intervention aims to prevent poor literacy outcomes associated with social disadvantage. This study examined whether the short‐term positive effect of a preschool classroom‐based oral language and phonological awareness (PA) programme was maintained and transferred to literacy 2 years later. The vocabulary knowledge, grammatical skill, auditory comprehension and reading comprehension of 54 6–7‐year‐old Australian children who attended school in a low‐socioeconomic area were measured. Children's PA abilities were also assessed and are reported elsewhere. There were no significant differences between children who had received intervention in preschool and those who had not, with the entire cohort performing below the average range of the general population. The findings indicated that while generating short‐term positive effects, intervention in preschool did not enhance socially disadvantaged children's language and literacy achievement in the long term. 相似文献
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This work describes a questionnaire survey conducted in a county in central Portugal. The intention was to ascertain preschool teachers’ opinions about early literacy development and its place in preschool education, and to investigate the skills and knowledge seen by teachers as important for early reading and writing development. The results show that, overall, teachers regard preschool education as important for future literacy acquisition, but the majority do not think that early literacy activities should always be part of the preschool curriculum. Concerning the skills that they perceive as important in terms of literacy development, greater emphasis was attributed to verbal, perceptual (auditory and visual) and fine motor skills. Letter/sound knowledge and phonological awareness were considered the least important. Various inferences are drawn, and recommendations for future policy decisions are offered. 相似文献
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Developing Reading Partnerships Between Parents and Children: A Reflection on the Reading Together Program 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Early reading exposure is important in setting a foundation for students to acquire the basic literacy skills that set them
up for school and life success. More importantly, parent involvement at an early age is a critical component of reading skills
development. This report presents an overview of the Reading Together Program that introduced families of young children ages
6–36 months in a community-based setting to the necessary skills, techniques, and resources to enhance their knowledge of
how to effectively develop a reading partnership with their children. Additionally, this free reading program that was sponsored
by a faculty development grant invited parents to play an active role in their children’s reading journey. Results indicated
that parents understood and appreciated the value of early reading habits, and would continue to nurture the reading relationship
with their children. This article also presents responses of the initial and final reading perception surveys as well as implications
for future research and practice. 相似文献