Teaching Literacy through Play: Perspective from Filipino Early Childhood Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Omaga, Jervil Formilleza; Alieto, Ericson Olario
Titel	Teaching Literacy through Play: Perspective from Filipino Early Childhood Teachers
Quelle	31 (2019) 3, S.477-481 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1013-5316
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Literacy Education; Play; Teaching Methods; Early Childhood Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Child Development; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Discovery Learning; Music; Drama; Philippines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Spiel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Kindesentwicklung; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Entdeckendes Lernen; Musik; Schauspiel; Philippinen
Abstract	The role of play is critical to the learning process in early childhood education settings. International researches indicate the advancement of children's learning when engaged in active play. However, little research has been conducted in Philippine settings on the use of play in teaching literacy in early childhood education classrooms. This small qualitative study explored teachers' conceptualizations of play in the literacy teaching and learning process. The study addressed two research questions: what are the perceptions of early childhood educators in regard to the use of play as a medium of delivering instruction to advance literacy? And what kinds of plays do teachers think are suited to advancing literacy? Data was obtained through five (5) one-on-one, one-hour in-depth interviews from teachers in two early childhood education institutions. Analysis of the data revealed that teachers agree on using play as a tool in teaching literacy concepts. Furthermore, different kinds of play were enumerated addressing the different aspects of children's development. These teachers showed the use of play in their current approach in teaching, showed knowledge in play with literacy and development and different kinds of play used in their classroom. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01