Emergent Literacy: Why Should We Be Concerned?

Autor/in	de Witt, M. W.
Titel	Emergent Literacy: Why Should We Be Concerned?
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 179 (2009) 5, S.619-629 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Reading Ability; Emergent Literacy; School Readiness; Early Intervention; Reading Skills; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; Observation; Language Usage; Teaching Methods; Classroom Environment; Knowledge Level; Parent Participation; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Frühleseunterricht; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Qualitative Forschung; Fragebogen; Beobachtung; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Wissensbasis; Elternmitwirkung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Recent reports on the quality of education in South Africa seem to be negative, indicating a downwards trend on a yearly basis. Consequently, early literacy is lacking in the majority of learners who enter the formal school environment. As part of the South African government's literacy campaign, Read Educational Trust, an NGO involved in literacy programmes, launched a literacy initiative to increase the level of reading ability of learners. To determine the extent of the problem, a baseline study was undertaken in five provinces in South Africa. Both a qualitative and a quantitative research approaches were followed. It is clear from the results that the quality of preschool programmes in South Africa in general is below standard. The programmes offered, as well as the knowledge and understanding of caregivers regarding young children, need urgent attention from those concerned about the standard of literacy in formal schools. (Contains 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10