Understand the dimensions of adaptation to school.
Gain knowledge of all the prerequisite knowledge, skills and attitudes that children have regarding reading.
Plan activities to develop children's skills used in the early literacy process.
Have different perspectives on the development process of early literacy skills, their components, the areas they are related to and the effects of these areas on children's development processes.
Know and apply planning, implementation and evaluation of literacy preparation activities appropriate to the preschool education program.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
At the end of this course, students; definition of school readiness and factors affecting readiness; Dimensions of primary school readiness (physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language, self-care skills), preparing activities to gain school readiness competencies; the importance of literacy preparation studies in pre-school education, basic concepts, literacy approaches, factors affecting reading acquisition, development of literacy skills, early literacy, reading skills and their subfields; alphabet knowledge (pre-alphabet stage, logographic level, partial alphabet stage/semi-phonetic level, full alphabet stage, combined alphabet stage/pronunciation), phonological process skills (sound awareness, sound memory, sound use), oral language skills and vocabulary development. ; Preparation for writing (writing awareness) examines planning, implementation and evaluation of reading and writing preparation activities appropriate to the pre-school education program.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Syllabus introduction
2nd Week
Definition of school readiness and factors affecting readiness
3rd Week
Physical, social and emotional dimensions of preparation for primary school
4th Week
Dimensions of primary school preparation related to cognitive, language and self-care skills
5th Week
The place and importance of early literacy in preschool
6th Week
Basic concepts of early literacy skills
7th Week
Early literacy components
8th Week
The importance of literacy preparation activities in pre-school education
9th Week
Midterm
10th Week
Factors affecting early literacy development
11th Week
Interactive book reading in early literacy development
12th Week
Early literacy program planning for early childhood
13th Week
Early literacy program planning for early childhood
14th Week
Early literacy program planning for early childhood
Recommended or Required Reading
Instructor's lecture notes
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Practice
1
20
Other
1
50
Total(%)
100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
