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Literacy support -- home and school : a descriptive study
Author
Chan, Cleophina Siew Lin
Supervisor
Hvitfeldt, Christina
Abstract
Although the literacy support offered at home and that offered in school are similar in that they influence children's literacy development, literacy activities in both environments involve children in different ways. The way in which these activities are presented differs due to the dissimilarities in the physical and emotional environment: the number of participants and the goal for the children to achieve. At home, most literacy practices are in fact childcare practices which incidentally promote children's literacy development. In school. this development is a goal achieved through explicit teaching. Many literacy activities carried out by the school are home literacy practices adapted for big-group instruction This feature can be seen when activities at home, such as the bedtime story, and activities in school. such as the Shared Book session, are paralleled and scrutinized.
There is a possible correlation between the academic performance of young children and home literacy support. My case studies suggest that children who perform well in school tend to be those who come from a rich home literacy background. Those who perform poorly are generally fiom homes who do not or cannot support their literacy development However, schools are assisting these pupils in various ways. This can be seen in my observational study of the school which the children featured in my case studies attend. An in-depth analysis of the validity of these ideas based on the results of my observations and research is presented.
There is a possible correlation between the academic performance of young children and home literacy support. My case studies suggest that children who perform well in school tend to be those who come from a rich home literacy background. Those who perform poorly are generally fiom homes who do not or cannot support their literacy development However, schools are assisting these pupils in various ways. This can be seen in my observational study of the school which the children featured in my case studies attend. An in-depth analysis of the validity of these ideas based on the results of my observations and research is presented.
Date Issued
1996
Call Number
LC149 Cha
Date Submitted
1996