Making Sense of Writing: Infants’ Experiences in a Multilingual Day Care Centers in Luxembourg

peer reviewed ; Literacy holds a privileged place in early childhood education (ECE) as preliteracy skills are strong predictors of literacy skills which, in turn, influence academic achievement. To develop literacy, children need rich, meaningful, and varied print experiences at home and in ECE institutions. To this effect, ECE professionals have been shown to offer children opportunities to work on their oral skills, alphabet knowledge, print awareness, and phonological awareness. While some studies have investigated early reading experiences, fewer studies have reported on young children’s... Mehr ...