The Strategy of Literacy Development for Preschoolers

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10.2991/icesshum-19.2019.152How to use a DOI?

Keywords

literacy development, reading and writing teaching, preschoolers

Abstract

This research aims at describing the strategy used for developing literacy for preschoolers in the institution of early childhood education and kindergarten(called PAUD-TKCahayaBangsa) in Padang Panjang city, the province of West Sumatera, Indonesia. The literacy development for preschoolers involves children in reading and writing.It is believed that effective strategy that fosters literacy skills for early childhood is required. Qualitative research was applied in this research. The researcher became the instrument of research. Observation, in depth interview, and documentation studies, and triangulation were used for collecting data.The source of research data was selected purposively. Thematic analysis was used to find the themes that appear in the research data.The research findings indicated that the teacher has applied some essential early literacy teaching strategies for developing children’s literacy capabilities and influenced their positive attitudes toward reading and writing.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Irwandi
AU  - Alwi Albert
AU  - Nur Azmi
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - The Strategy of Literacy Development for Preschoolers
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Education Social Sciences and Humanities (ICESSHum 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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