• Semester 3 (External)

Synopsis

This  unit  revolved  around five principles which  research  suggests
enhance  the  emergent literacy of children. These are that:  emerging
literacy  in  embedded in a social context; play is an  ideal  setting
which allows young children to practice, elaborate and extend emergent
literacy; children require frequent story book readings both as active
listeners   and   independent  readers;  the  modification   of   play
environments can have an important impact on the literacy behaviour of
children.  These principles will be carefully explored  to  illustrate
the  way  in  which  effective strategies can be  developed  by  early
educators to enhance the emerging literacy of young children in  their
centres.