Peering Through the Window: An Exploratory Study of Early Literacy within the Home Environment
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
This study was an exploratory case study regarding parent perspectives of early literacy within the context of the home environment. Eight parents participated in data collection by attending an introductory interview and keeping a home-learning journal beginning in May, 2000 and entering data through August, 2000. The participants in this study were drawn from a Title I school in a north-central Oklahoman community. All the parents shared two important background components, their children were enrolled in the same neighborhood school, and were enrolled in that school's prekindergarten class. Using thematic analysis techniques, the data was fractured into individual learning events, arranged in categories based on similar emergent themes, then linked to other learning events in each theme area to provide a rich description of each category. Major findings resulted in the identification of several major themes in early literacy interactions within the home environment of the participants. The overarching themes were reading, writing, oral communication, skill-based activities, technology, and the use of community resources. Excerpts taken directly from participant’s home learning journals illustrate each theme area with descriptions of literacy events. The researcher suggests that more research is needed in the areas of literacy acquisition in single child versus multiple child homes, the use of technology as a literacy learning tool, and paternal roles in the area of literacy interactions within the home environment.
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Stephanie White, Marco Columbus
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