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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"early childhood literacy"”.

  1. EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY TRAINING FOR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY

    Mardhani-Bayne, Alvina

    <p>Early literacy programs in public libraries are well positioned to support a variety of children in developing literacy skills, as libraries are geographically dispersed, free to use, and oriented to families. Indeed, such programs are frequently offered in North American public libraries, and …

    syracuse-diss Repository record

  2. Literacy Strategies for Increasing a Kindergartener’s Letter Identification and Letter Sound Recognition: A Self-Study

    Schultz, Melissa2015

    In this research study I explored best early childhood literacy practices and approaches to use to aid in early childhood students’ acquisition of early literacy skills. This study was conducted as a self-study to answer the question what are the literacy strategies and best practices that are …

    brockport Repository record

  3. Imagining and improvising with theory and practice : a narrative inquiry with first grade students during reading workshop

    Crawford, Shonna R.University of Missouri--Columbia2015

    … Taguchi, 2010; Olsson, 2009). Currently much of early childhood literacy research (Park, 2011; Scull, Nolan and Raban, 2013; Vera, 2011) reports outcome-based findings and implications. While this research is informative, the emphasis is often on children as subjects and/or products/performances …

    missouri Repository record

  4. The Relationship of Preschool Variables to Kindergarten Early Literacy Skills

    Thomason, Michele Davis

    … the impact of Pre-K experiences on kindergarten early literacy skills in Alabama. A convergent parallel mixed-methods research design was utilized to analyze assessment data from My Teaching Strategies AlaKiDS and Renaissance STAR Early Literacy for kindergarten students in a rural Alabama …

    columbus-state Repository record

  5. A critique of how the foundation phase curriculum policy document, CAPS, addresses the literacy needs of young learners in South Africa

    Petersen, Marlene StephanieUniversity of the Western Cape2025

    … The CAPS document does not promote learners’ literacy development. Insufficient opportunities are provided for learners to rehearse, practice, refine, develop and extend their literacy skills and knowledge. There are many reasons for this. In addition, the amount of content packed into each …

    western-cape Repository record

  6. Do Parents' Literacy Beliefs and Home Literacy Experiences Relate to Children's Literacy Skills?

    Norman, Rebecca C.2007

    … study examined the relationship among parents' literacy beliefs, home literacy experiences, and children's literacy skills. Forty-three children, who attended a university preschool, and their parents participated in the study. Parents' literacy beliefs and the home literacy experience, namely …

    byu Repository record

  7. Enhancing head start children's early literacy skills: an investigation of intervention outcomes

    Whiting, Emily Marie2006

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  8. (Re) Constructing the Subject: A Strategic Model for Acquisition of Africana Liberation Through Children's Books

    Gilliard-White, DajaeTemple University. Libraries2014

    Children of African descent gather information about the world from various sources such as school, television, toys, and books. This research focuses specifically on books as an educational tool. The dominant focus of this work is to evaluate the ideas communicated to black children in books. …

    temple Repository record

  9. Effectiveness of School Based Continuing Proffessional Development in the Provision of Literacy Teaching Skills in Selected Schools of Livingstone District-Southern Province,Zambia

    Mizinga, CatherineUniversity of Zambia2016

    … of education. It has been observed that the literacy levels in Zambia were as low as 65% in 2015 revealing a drop from the 70.6% in 2013 according to UNESCO. This could be attributed to poor teaching techniques and knowledge in literacy teaching. Despite the emphasis on school based teacher …

    zimbabwe Repository record

  10. Effectiveness of School Based Continuing Proffessional Development in the Provision of Literacy Teaching Skills in Selected Schools of Livingstone District-Southern Province,Zambia

    Mizinga, CatherineUniversity of Zambia2016

    … of education. It has been observed that the literacy levels in Zambia were as low as 65% in 2015 revealing a drop from the 70.6% in 2013 according to UNESCO. This could be attributed to poor teaching techniques and knowledge in literacy teaching. Despite the emphasis on school based teacher …

    zambia Repository record

  11. Closing the summer learning gap for vulnerable junior kindergarten students

    Graham, AshleyBrock University2011

    … language. In general, research illustrated clearly that the summer learning gap can be particularly problematic for vulnerable children and furthermore, that literacy skills may be the area of achievement that is most affected. A foundational pillar to this research project is including …

    brock Repository record