The impact of reading children's literature on language development in the preschool child
Titel:
The impact of reading children's literature on language development in the preschool child
Auteur:
Umek, Ljubica Marjanovi Fekonja, Urska Kranjc, Simona Musek, Petra Lesnik
Verschenen in:
European early childhood education research journal
Paginering:
Jaargang 11 (2003) nr. 1 pagina's 125-135
Jaar:
2003
Inhoud:
The importance of the role played by children's literature in the child's mental, social and linguistic development and in the development of his or her basic academic skills, such as reading and writing, has been confirmed by numerous studies (e.g. Becher and Wolfgans, 1977; Browne, 1996; Pellegrini, 1980; Pellegrini and Galda, 1992). A central issue in developmental psychology is what activities related to children's books exert an influence on the child's development and in what ways. This interest in children's books and in child language development places our research into two scientific disciplines, viz. psychology and linguistics. The study explores the impact of systematic and regular reading of selected children's books in preschool institutions on the development of language competences in children aged four to six years, boys and girls.