Home Literacy Environment: Definitions, Dimensions and Its Role on the Development of Emergent Literacy Skills

Abstract

Today it is believed that children acquire skills and knowledge about literacy before they begin formal schooling. These skills and knowledge are termed as “emergent literacy” and are affected by “home literacy environment” where children grow up. By providing literacy related materials and engaging in literacy activities with their children, parents support the development of these skills of their children. This review paper provides definitions and dimensions of home literacy environment and how this environment works to support emergent literacy skills of young children.

Keywords

• Home literacy environment,emergent literacy,early literacy,preschool

Ev Okuryazarlık Ortamı: Tanımları, Boyutları ve Kendiliğinden Ortaya Çıkan Okuryazarlık Becerilerinin Gelişimindeki Rolü

Abstract

Günümüzde çocukların ilköğretimde formal okuma-yazma eğitimi almadan çok daha önce okuryazarlıkla ilgili bilgi ve beceriler edindiklerine inanılmaktadır. “Kendiliğinden ortaya çıkan okuryazarlık” olarak adlandırılan bu bilgi ve beceriler çocukların içinde yetiştikleri “ev okuryazarlık ortamı”ndan etkilenmektedir. Ebeveynler ev ortamlarında çocuklarına okuryazarlıkla ilgili materyaller sağlayarak ve onlarla birlikte çeşitli okuryazarlık etkinlikleri gerçekleştirerek çocuklarının okuryazarlık becerilerinin gelişimini desteklerler. Bu derleme, ev okuryazarlık ortamının alan yazında belirtilen tanımlarını, boyutlarını ve kendiliğinden ortaya çıkan okuryazarlık becerilerinin gelişimini hangi yollarla desteklediğini ortaya koyan bilimsel araştırmaları içermektedir.

Keywords

• Ev okuryazarlık ortamı,kendiliğinden ortaya çıkan okuryazarlık,erken okuryazarlık,okulöncesi

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