Enhancing non-English speaking preschoolers' emergent literacy skills

Title
Enhancing non-English speaking preschoolers' emergent literacy skills
Publication Date
2002
Author(s)
Elias, Gordon
Hay, Ian
Homel, Ross
Freiberg, Kate
Prothero, Carmel
Ernst, Ruth
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
ThaiTESOL
Place of publication
Thailand
UNE publication id
une:4128
Abstract
This article considers a number of issues associated with the teaching of English to preschoolers from non-English speaking backgrounds. It proposes that these children's first language should be incorporated in the development of early literacy and associated resource materials, along with parental involvement in the emergent literacy process. More particularly, the article considers theoretical and practical issues involved in the design and use of picture books to facilitate the acquisition of English by preschool children with limited English proficiency. The children in the study were found to value the books highly and spent more time with these resources than with other books. The findings were that the children were stimulated to produce more complex language when the books were being read and were highly motivated to read them with their peers and parents.
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Citation
ThaiTESOL Bulletin, 15(2), p. 63-67
ISSN
1685-5752
Start page
63
End page
67

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