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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Early Literacy Development"”.
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The Effects of Modeled Writing on Early Literacy Development in Preschool Children
… of this thesis was to investigate the impacts on early literacy development in preschool children by engaging them in writing activities that were intentionally modeled within their typical classroom setting. Twenty-five typically developing children 3 to 5 years of age participated in the study. …
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The Effects of Modeled Writing on Early Literacy Development in Preschool Children
… of this thesis was to investigate the impacts on early literacy development in preschool children by engaging them in writing activities that were intentionally modeled within their typical classroom setting. Twenty-five typically developing children 3 to 5 years of age participated in the study. …
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Parents' roles and perceptions of early literacy development in well-resourced environments
Literacy research in South Africa and other developing countries has for the most part focused on poorly resourced environments and literacy practices in lower socio-economic communities. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of parents in early literacy development in well-resourced …
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Effects of Computerized Storybooks on Early Literacy Development of Preschool Children with Weak Self-Regulation Skills
… Vocabulary Test (PPVT),Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Preschoolers (PALS-PreK) - the Print and Word Awareness subtest, an expressive vocabulary posttest, and a story retelling posttest. Both universally designed methods were effective in developing an internalization of the story …
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Home Literacy Environment, the Quality of Mother-Child Book Reading Interactions, and Taiwanese Children's Early Literacy Development
… and 103 Taiwanese 3-to-6-year-old children's early literacy development including the children's receptive language ability (as measured by the Chinese version of PPVT_R), the children's emergent reading behaviors (as assessed in a solo reading task), and children's print concepts (as assessed …
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Teacher training for early literacy development : an examination of the effectiveness of approaches used for training lower primary school literacy teachers in Malawi
Studies that have been carried out on literacy development in lower primary school classes in Malawi suggest that a lot of children complete the first four years of their primary education without being able to read, not only a text of their grade level, but also of 100ver grade level. In addition, …
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Digital expressive media for supporting early literacy through child-driven, scaffolded play
… technology holds many promises for supporting early literacy development. To stimulate both l earning achievement and children's interest in literacy, i t i s beneficial f or a l earning activity to be playful, support children's agency and self-efficacy, and meaningfully connect to their life. …
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"We can take words apart" How can I Enhance my Teaching of Phonological Awareness?
… increasingly concerned about the low level of early literacy development exhibited by several of my pupils. Upon investigation, I realised that my knowledge and understanding of phonological awareness, a crucial pre-curser to reading and writing, was limited and that this could be one …
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The role of instructional coaches in the development of early literacy skills in elementary school teachers
… stemmed from the nationwide decline in student literacy rates, further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of early literacy development. Traditional one-size-fits-all professional development models proved inadequate in equipping teachers with the skills needed for effective …
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Reading Rocks Junior: A Mixed-Methodological Study of the Efficacy and Accessibility of an Emergent Literacy Intervention
This thesis explored early literacy development in young vulnerable readers. More specifically, this thesis examined an emergent literacy program called Reading Rocks Junior offered by the Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara Region to children four- to six-years of age living in low …
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Early language and literacy learning in a peripheral African setting : a study of children's participation in home and school communicative and literacy practices in and around Manzini, Swaziland
This thesis is an ethnographic study of the early literacy development of four children from low-income families in and around Manzini, Swaziland. It investigated the orientations to literacy, language, and communication that children brought to school from home, vice versa, and the sorts of …
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An exploratory study of rates of progress in early reading skills in an inclusive classroom as measured by DIBELS indicators
… classroom. The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills (DIBELS) was used to measure progress. DIBELS is a set of standardized, individually administered measures of early literacy development that can identify children at risk for reading difficulties and monitor the effectiveness of …
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What counts as literacy in Windhoek urban pre- and primary schools in Namibia?
This study aims to investigate what counts as literacy in Windhoek urban pre-and primary schools in Namibia. Using an ethnographic-style research paradigm the study examines literacy practices in social contexts to answer the question as to what counts as literacy in these schools. As teachers and …
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The development and evaluation of assessment tools and a model of reading development for supporting pupils within the Scottish policy context of closing the attainment gap in reading
… Scottish educational psychologists’ professional development programme, illustrating how particular instructional practices and approaches support the aims and objectives of the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, by analysing how they exemplify models of learning compatible with the CfE …
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Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Bilingual Learners: Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences.
… 1 Phonics Screening Check (PSC) for supporting early reading development among bilingual pupils. Drawing on a mixed-methods approach, the study integrated a comprehensive literature review, analysis of national PSC datasets (2011–2024), and qualitative data from semistructured questionnaires and …
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Chinese Language Family Literacy Program: Impact on Young Children's Literacy Development in Chinese and English
Previous research on family literacy in North America has generally been conducted in English, even if the program targets English for speakers of other languages. However, the differences in English proficiency among parent participants may vary enormously in ways that are not easily predictable. …