Emergent Literacy Activities in the Final Preschool Year in the German Federal States of Bavaria and Hesse

Autor/inn/en	Smidt, Wilfried K.; Lehrl, Simone; Anders, Yvonne; Pohlmann-Rother, Sanna; Kluczniok, Katharina
Titel	Emergent Literacy Activities in the Final Preschool Year in the German Federal States of Bavaria and Hesse
Quelle	In: Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 32 (2012) 3, S.301-312 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-5146
Schlagwörter	Geographic Location; Foreign Countries; Emergent Literacy; Play; Early Experience; Oral Language; German; Preschool Education; School Activities; Observation; Aptitude Treatment Interaction; Educational Practices; Predictor Variables; Printed Materials; Institutional Characteristics; Comparative Analysis; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Frühleseunterricht; Spiel; Frühbeginn; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Deutscher; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Beobachtung; Bildungspraxis; Prädiktor; Deutschland
Abstract	Emergent literacy activities are considered to be important for promoting children's emergent literacy skills. However, little research exists, especially in Germany, regarding how often such activities occur and in what context. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of emergent literacy activities occurring in the final preschool year, and their dependence on structural characteristics. Ninety-six children (mean age = 5.9) from 50 preschools in two German federal states were observed in their final preschool year. Results show that emergent literacy activities relating to print materials play a minor role, whereas activities involving oral language play a major role, compared with other activities in children's preschool experience. Results also indicate a significant link between child-related, family and distal characteristics (i.e. geographic location and federal state affiliation) and the frequency of emergent literacy activities. (Contains 1 figure, 5 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10