Date

5-2024

Document Type

Capstone Project (Open Access)

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department

Human Development & Family Science

Abstract

This capstone project focuses on teaching preschool-age children from low-income backgrounds about emergent literacy. Emergent literacy is the foundation of learning to read and write. Before children begin learning to read and write, they develop pre-literacy skills such as understanding that print carries meaning, exploring books independently, and letter knowledge. Many preschool children are not taught the fundamental steps of building literacy development at home because of a lack of resources or knowledge due to socioeconomic status. Carroll et al. (2018) found a link between home literacy environment and socioeconomic factors, such as caregivers' education and the type of employment they hold. Another study showed that preschool children who scored high on home literacy environments and practices had higher reading and writing skills when measured a year later in kindergarten (Bigozzi et al., 2023). Therefore, there is a need for young children to experience rich literacy environments in order to develop emergent literacy. I developed three lessons focused on emergent literacy development to best prepare children with the skills they will need to read and write in the future.

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