Early Literacy Research Articles

PENGARUH PERMAINAN ROLL DICE CHALLENGE TERHADAP LITERASI AWAL ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN

This study is based on the low early literacy levels of children, caused by a lack of engaging learning media that stimulates children's interest in learning and the use of inappropriate teaching methods in teaching literacy to children. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the roll dice challenge game on the early literacy of children aged 5-6 years in Polombangkeng Utara District. The research approach used is a quantitative approach with a Quasi-Experimental Design type. The population in this study consists of children aged 5-6 years in early childhood education institutions in Polombangkeng Utara District. The sample was taken using purposive sampling technique. The research sample consisted of 34 children, 17 children as the experimental group and 17 children as the control group. The data collection techniques in this study include tests, observations, and documentation. The data analysis techniques in this study include prerequisite tests and independent sample t-tests. The results of the study concluded that the roll dice challenge game has a significant effect on the early literacy of children aged 5-6 years in Polombangkeng Utara District.

Preprimary education and early childhood development: Evidence from government schools in rural Kenya

We provide evidence on the link between enrollment in public preschool and child vocabulary, a critical precursor to early literacy. We measure early childhood development among both in-school and out-of-school children in Kenya, allowing us to examine the association between preschool enrollment and cognitive outcomes. Children in our sample are more likely to start school at age three rather than age four if they live within a few hundred meters of the nearest primary school. Three-year-olds living closer to the school also have stronger vocabulary skills, though a similar pattern does not exist among older children. Using proximity to school as an instrument for preprimary enrollment, we find that preprimary enrollment raises mother tongue receptive vocabulary by more than one standard deviation at age three, but does not impact vocabulary at later ages.

Intervention for early literacy success: Phonological awareness and rapid automatized naming

The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive intervention program (including PA and RAN interventions) on improving early literacy skills in preschoolers from low socioeconomic backgrounds while exploring participant perspectives. The experimental group showed significant improvements in PA, RAN-object, and RAN-color performance compared to the control group. These improvements were observed immediately after the intervention and were maintained even after a 16-week follow-up period. The experimental group’s scores in PA, RAN-object, and RAN-color increased significantly from pretest to posttest and were further improved at the follow-up. These findings suggest that the interventions effectively enhanced participants’ performance in these areas and that the experimental group consistently outperformed the control group. The intervention had a significant positive impact on early literacy performance, with the experimental group outperforming the control group. The findings highlight the effectiveness of the program and its favorable reception among families, teachers, and children.

DEVELOPING AN ENGLISH E-BOOK FOR YOUNG LEARNERS BY USING FLIPBOOK MAKER APPLICATION AT SDN 001 SAMBALIUNG

This research aims to develop an English e-book for young learners at SDN 001 Sambaliung using the Flipbook Maker application. The study addresses potential challenges in creating English e-books, such as engaging students with short attention spans and limited early literacy skills. Additionally, it explores the need for teacher and student training to use the Flipbook Maker technology. The research utilizes a qualitative approach combined with the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model and Research and Development (R&D) methodology. Participants include students and teachers at SDN 001 Sambaliung. The findings reveal that using interactive e-books through Flipbook Maker offers advantages, including increased student interest and engagement. Moreover, the e-books can be adapted for other foreign language materials and provide easy accessibility for teachers, facilitating effective learning activities. This research successfully achieves its goal of developing an interactive and effective English e-book for young learners, integrating ADDIE principles and an R&D approach. The results can serve as a foundation for further development in utilizing Flipbook Maker technology in education.

Code- and Meaning-related Emergent Literacy Skills and Joint Attention in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children.

Code- and meaning-related emergent literacy skills of autistic children were compared to those of non-autistic children who did not differ on age and full-scale IQ (FSIQ). The associations between joint attention skills and early literacy abilities were of interest. Seventeen autistic and 20 non-autistic children (48 to 72 months) participated. Parents completed a joint attention measure and children completed code- and meaning-related emergent literacy skills measures. Findings showed that autistic and non-autistic children did not differ on code-related emergent literacy skills, letter knowledge and phonological awareness, but autistic children scored lower on print conceptsand name writing. Autistic children also scored lower on meaning-related skills assessing the comprehensive and quality of oral narratives. FSIQ predicted print concept knowledge in all children. Receptive vocabulary was a significant predictor of meaning-related skills in autistic children and the quality of oral narratives in non-autisticchildren. Joint attention was also a significant predictor of oral narrative quality in autistic children. Recommendations for promoting emergent literacy skills using a strength-based approach are discussed.

Family engagement practices and children’s attendance and early learning skills in a public pre-kindergarten program

Family engagement is a key component of preschool program quality with the potential to benefit children’s early learning skills. Yet, there is limited research on what practices teachers and programs use to engage families and whether these practices are associated with improved child outcomes. This study links administrative data on children’s records and survey data collected from public pre-k teachers and administrators in a mid-sized, urban school district to estimate the associations between family engagement practices and children’s attendance in pre-k and their early literacy and socioemotional skills at the end of pre-k. Overall, we found limited evidence that family engagement practices are, on average, associated with children’s outcomes. Only teachers’ practices for communicating with families were associated with lower chronic absenteeism. However, these associations varied by child, family, and program characteristics. Our findings identify promising family engagement practices for preschool programs and highlight the need for future research to consider the heterogenous effects of family engagement across different types of practices and across child, family, and program characteristics.

The Relations Between Parents’ Beliefs, Parents’ Home Reading Practices, and Their Children’s Literacy Development in Kindergarten

Abstract Background Research indicates that parents’ involvement in early literacy, particularly through book reading, matters for young children’s language and literacy development. OBJECTIVE: However, little is known about the nature and extent of family book reading across the U.S. nation or about which factors support parents’ involvement in book reading. In particular, parents’ beliefs about promoting literacy may be linked to their book-reading actions, which can foster their children’s learning. Method We investigated several questions using the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten 2011 (ECLS-K) dataset: (1) How are demographic characteristics (ethnicity, SES, and child age) predictive of parents’ literacy beliefs and home reading practices during children’s kindergarten year?; (2) How do parents’ literacy beliefs contribute to parents’ home reading practices during children’s kindergarten year?; and (3) How do parents’ literacy beliefs and home reading practices relate to children’s literacy development during their kindergarten year? We focused on data from Fall 2010 through Spring 2011, spanning the kindergarten year, and utilized descriptive and multivariate regression techniques. Results Regressions reveal that parents’ literacy beliefs are linked to their literacy practices, net of the effects of a variety of covariates. In turn, both beliefs and practices are uniquely linked to increases in children’s reading performance over the kindergarten year, demonstrating incremental validity for both sets of variables and reinforcing the importance of both beliefs and practices as part of the home learning environment. Conclusions The findings of this study underscore the critical role of parents’ beliefs in contributing to their home reading practices, which, in turn, are positively related to kindergarteners’ literacy development, net of the effects of variety of important covariates.

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA WAYANG ALFABET UNTUK MENGENALKAN KEAKSARAAN AWAL PADA ANAK USIA 4-5 TAHUN

The development of the alphabet puppet media at Kartini Kindergarten was motivated by students who were still confused about differentiating between letters that had almost the same shape, such as the letters "b" and "d", "p" and "q" and also the letters "m" and "w". ”. The aim of this research is to develop a learning media to introduce early literacy to children aged 4-5 years. This research is research using the Research and Development (R&D) method by following the stages of the ADDIE development model which consists of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The data collection instruments in this research used expert validation, interviews and trials on students. The research results from validation by media experts obtained a final percentage of 97.72%. The results of validation by material experts obtained a final percentage of 100%. Trials on students were carried out twice with 19 student respondents getting a percentage in stage I of 83.18%, and trials in stage II of 92.39%. So it can be concluded that the Alphabet Puppet Media Development that has been developed by researchers is "very feasible" and interesting to use in introducing early literacy to children aged 4-5 years.

Assessing students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties through multiple diagnostic assessments.

This article aims to assist practitioners in understanding dyslexia and other reading difficulties and assessing students' learning needs. We describe the essential components of language and literacy, universal screening, diagnostic assessments, curriculum-based measurement and eligibility determination. We then introduce four diagnostic assessments as examples, including norm-referenced assessments (i.e. the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing second edition and the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement) and criterion-referenced assessments (i.e. the Gallistel-Ellis Test of Coding Skills and the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills). Finally, We use a makeup case as a concrete example to illustrate how multiple diagnostic assessments are recorded and how the results can be used to inform intervention and eligibility for special education services.

Early Indicators of Learning Disabilities in Children with Developmental Language Disorder Compared to Their Typically Developing Peers

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a language deficit affecting approximately 7% of the general population and does not associate with any hearing impairment, neurological damage, or mental disorder. In DLD, the complications arise over time due to the learning difficulties experienced, which causes eventual cognitive delay compared to peers. Therefore, early diagnosis is important in children with DLD. In this study, the objective was to screen for early signs of learning disability in children aged 4 to 6 years with DLD. The study included 30 normal developing children and 26 children with DLD. The children with normal development comprised 17 boys and 13 girls, while the group of children with DLD included 16 boys and 10 girls. Learning disability was evaluated using the Learning Disability Early Symptoms Screening Scale (LDESSS) and Test of Early Literacy (TEL). Children with DLD scored higher on all subscales of LDESSS and lower on all subscales of TEL than the normal developing group ( p < .001). According to LDESSS and TEL scores, the risk of learning disability in children with DLD was significantly higher than the normal developing group. In addition, gender had no significant association in terms of learning disability. Since the risk of learning disabilities in children with DLD is higher than normal developing peers, early diagnosis and early therapy is recommended to prevent academic and social problems in the future.

LITERASI ANAK USIA DINI: OPTIMALISASI PENGGUNAAN PERPUSTAKAAN TAMAN KANAK-KANAK

Early childhood literacy is essential to children's cognitive and social development. A literacy environment helps build children's interests, including reading and writing. Reading readiness is very important so young children can develop a basic understanding of letters and sounds before formal learning at school. One practical approach to increasing early childhood literacy is to utilize kindergarten libraries. They are optimizing Kindergarten Libraries as a form of accommodating Early Childhood literacy. This research uses descriptive qualitative so that the author can describe in detail and interpret the data or symptoms obtained during the study, which was carried out at Kindergarten Pelita Hati Jember. Data collection techniques include interviews, observation, and documentation, with purposive determination of informants. So the informants chosen were the Principal, Class Teacher, Student Teacher, Library Teacher, and Students. The data analysis technique used is the Miles and Huberman data analysis technique. The research results show two developments in the optimization of the kindergarten library at Kindergarten Pelita Hati Jember, namely the development of book collections that are relevant to early childhood development and the development of new learning models. The library at Kindergarten Pelita Hati Jember is based on the tasks and functions of the library, including being a place for early childhood literacy activities. The room design and arrangement of books and other supporting equipment are very neatly arranged, with unique colours and a lovely study table.

Enhancing Early Childhood Literacy through Game-Based Interactive Digital Media Development

Literacy skills are one of the important skills needed by early childhood. Digital games are one of the media that can be developed into teaching materials. As we know, games have developed into many types. In this case, the research aims to develop digital games that can be useful for improving early childhood literacy skills. The game that was developed was then assessed for its feasibility to become teaching material by media experts. the results of the research by the two media experts showed 79.50%, which means that digital games are feasible to use to improve students' literacy skills. After going through an expert assessment, the digital games are implemented to early childhood to see the level of readability of letters by students. In the implementation stage carried out by giving pre tests and post tests, there was an increase in the readability of letters by children. Then the N-Gain test was conducted to find out how effective digital games are for improving literacy in children. The results of the N-Gain test found that digital games are very effective for use in learning with an N-Gain score of 77%.

Development of Read Aloud-Based Video Learning to Improve Early Age Children's Literacy Al-Quran

This study aims to develop Read Aloud-based learning videos to improve Early Childhood Literacy at Early Childhood Education Al-Quran Dian Asshobri which is appropriate and effective. The development of Read Aloud-based learning videos was developed with a System-based R & D research model, namely ADDIE. Product feasibility was tested by three experts, namely material experts, instructional design experts, and learning media experts as well as student feasibility tests through one-to-one tests, small-scale and large-scale tests. The sample media in this study were group B students with an age range of 5-6 years. The results showed that the quality of the Read Aloud-based learning videos developed was classified as good (89.71%), good for one-to-one trials (88.67%), good for small groups (90.20%) and very good for large groups (92.76%). Meanwhile, the t_count value is 7.87459 and the t_table value at a significant level of 5% is 2.306004, so t_count > t_table or 7.87459 >2.306004, so h_a is accepted and h_0 is rejected. This means that there is a significant difference in student learning outcomes before and after being given treatment. This shows that the Read Aloud-based learning videos are feasible and effective and can improve student learning outcomes.

Enhancing Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills through Diverse Media

Enhancing Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills through Diverse Media

Literasi Anak Usia Dini: Optimalisasi Perpustakaan Taman Kanak-Kanak

Early childhood literacy is essential to children's cognitive and social development. A literacy environment helps build children's interests, including reading and writing. Reading readiness is very important so young children can develop a basic understanding of letters and sounds before formal learning at school. One practical approach to increasing early childhood literacy is to utilize kindergarten libraries. They are optimizing Kindergarten Libraries as a form of accommodating Early Childhood literacy. This research uses descriptive qualitative so that the author can describe in detail and interpret the data or symptoms obtained during the study, which was carried out at Kindergarten Pelita Hati Jember. Data collection techniques include interviews, observation, and documentation, with purposive determination of informants. So the informants chosen were the Principal, Class Teacher, Student Teacher, Library Teacher, and Students. The data analysis technique used is the Miles and Huberman data analysis technique. The research results show two developments in the optimization of the kindergarten library at Kindergarten Pelita Hati Jember, namely the development of book collections that are relevant to early childhood development and the development of new learning models. The library at Kindergarten Pelita Hati Jember is based on the tasks and functions of the library, including being a place for early childhood literacy activities. The room design and arrangement of books and other supporting equipment are very neatly arranged, with unique colours and a lovely study table.

Game-based Digital Media Development to Improve Early Children's Literacy

One aspect of early childhood development that is very important is the language aspect, including early literacy skills. To enhance this development component, media development—including digital-based media—is required. In light of this, the goal of this research is to create digital media that is based on games to enhance early childhood literacy. Assessment/Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation are the five stages that make up the Lee and Owens paradigm. The kids in the study ranged in age from 4 to 5. Techniques for gathering data include documentation, interviews, and observation. Digital media is designed using the Android operating system. The results show that the N-Gain Score value is 0.77 and the N-Gain Score (%) is 77.00%. Thus, it shows that game-based digital media is effective in improving literacy skills in early childhood with an effectiveness value of 77.00% with very high level of effectiveness.

The Role of Children's Picture Books in Promoting Innovation and Creativity among Children in China

This study explored the role of children's picture books in promoting innovation and creativity among young learners in China. Recognizing the potential impact of early literacy on cognitive development, this research aimed to objectively measure how engagement with picture books influences children's creativity. Employing a quantitative research methodology, the study gathered data from a diverse sample of 1000 children aged 5 to 8 years across various urban and rural schools in China. The study utilized a stratified random sampling technique to ensure a representative distribution across socioeconomic, educational, and cultural backgrounds. Our findings reveal a significant correlation between creativity, the frequency of reading, and the diversity of books read. Moreover, parental involvement emerged as the most influential predictor of creativity scores. Although digital books positively impacted traditional reading interactions, they substantially attained higher creativity levels. The study's robust statistical model explains 72% of the variance in creativity outcomes, emphasizing the predictability of factors. The conclusion underscores the essential role of diverse and interactive reading practices in fostering children's creativity. Implications of these findings suggest that integrating a variety of picture books and encouraging parental engagement in children's reading routines can significantly enhance creative development.

Reading for pleasure and early academic literacy with basic education teachers

Se reporta un trabajo de intervención con docentes de educación primaria del estado de Veracruz, realizado a través de un curso-taller virtual con el apoyo de herramientas digitales. Tuvo la finalidad de favorecer los hábitos lectores de docentes, así como brindarles elementos teóricos-metodológicos para instaurar los fundamentos de la alfabetización académica temprana con sus respectivos grupos. El trabajo se sustentó con la teoría constructivista y la teoría dialógica del aprendizaje, a partir de la metodología de investigación-acción y desde un paradigma de evaluación mixto. Se realizaron entrevistas individuales previo a la intervención, además de una prueba pretest-postest, para conocer el impacto de la misma. Los cuestionarios proporcionaron información de cada participante a través de preguntas abiertas y cerradas. Al contrastar los resultados se identificaron cambios, de tal forma que se aprecia que la intervención tuvo un impacto positivo en los participantes. Asimismo, se hicieron análisis estadísticos de las preguntas cuyos resultados denotan diferencias significativas en los hábitos de los docentes, así como en sus prácticas de enseñanza. Se concluye que fomentar el placer por la lectura en docentes incide positivamente en sus estudiantes.

Optimization of Early Childhood Motor Development (AUD) through Interactive Games at PAUD and Bethel Kindergarten Sentani

Community service activities conducted by the Department of Early Childhood Christian Education (PKAUD) at STAKPN Sentani aim to enhance early childhood motor skills at PAUD and TK Bethel Sentani through interactive games. These activities include coconut shell stilts (egrang batok kelapa), role-playing with the theme of "buyers and sellers," and alphabet arranging with the theme of "arranging one's own name." The implementation of these games is expected to improve both gross and fine motor skills in children, as well as their cognitive and social abilities. Observations indicate that coconut shell stilts help with body balance and coordination, while role-playing and alphabet arranging enhance creativity, communication, and early literacy skills. This program not only provides practical benefits to PAUD and TK Bethel Sentani but also enriches academic insights in early childhood education literature.

How relations between early reading skills and third-grade mathematics outcomes vary across distribution: A quantile regression approach.

Early reading skills are critical for later academic outcomes, which include mathematics. Yet, these relations may vary by a child's ability level. This study examined how early reading skills relate to different levels of third-grade mathematics. The samples included 105 same-sex twin pairs (210 individuals, 57% female, 43% male) from the ongoing longitudinal Western Reserve Reading and Math Projects, assessed at kindergarten (M = 6.18, SD = 0.44) and third grade (M = 9.07, SD = 0.49). Kindergarten reading measures consisted of the Letter Identification task from the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-Revised Normative Update, the Deletion subtests from Phonological Awareness Test, and the Letter Naming Fluency task from the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills; third-grade math measures included Calculation, Fluency, Applied Problem, and Quantitative Concepts subtests of Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement. Both linear and quantile regressions were conducted using reading measures as predictors and math measures as the dependent variables. Linear regressions indicated that the Deletion Summary Score was a unique predictor of Applied Problems, and Letter Naming Fluency was a significant and unique predictor of Calculation Fluency and Quantitative Concepts. Quantile regressions provided a more thorough analysis of these relations. It was found that Letter Naming Fluency was significantly associated with Calculation, Calculation Fluency, and Quantitative Concepts at the lower level. The Deletion Summary Score had relatively stable relations with Applied Problems across all levels. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).