Child Literacy Case Study

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1- Abstract: This research presents findings of a case study that investigates the effects of using technology on literacy development for preschool children. The significant of this study comes from the lack of studies associated with using interactive teaching programs for preschool children in Saudi Arabia. Data are presented from analyzing children’s test scores, teachers' and parents’ questionnaires, and classroom observations. The results showed that using technology have effects on increasing word acquisition, oral language, and written words which are components of emergent literacy. According to the study results, the researcher suggests several teaching strategies which may be of assistance to teachers in relation to literacy development…show more content…
The opposite of technology such as mobiles, computer, digital games and internet is a passive learning, which is merely observing a learning process or just listening to information. Preschool children begin learning both interactively and passively. They acquire much of their language through passive learning, while much of their physical development is a result of interactive learning and from technology. As children grow, they continue to learn both passively and interactively and to respond differently to each method. Literacy development begins in the very early stages of childhood, even though the activities of young children may not seem related to reading and writing. Early behaviors such as "reading" for examples from pictures and "writing" with scribbles are examples of emergent literacy and are an important part of children's literacy development. With the support of parents, caregivers, early childhood educators, and teachers, as well as exposure to a literacy-rich environment, children successfully progress from emergent to conventional reading. The theoretical and research-based knowledge of child development in general and of the family and society also, wherever the child is there is also a piece of technology which he can treat…show more content…
Zhao concluded that technology can be used to enhance language acquisition in the following ways: Enhancing access efficiency through digital multimedia. Multimedia presentations (video, images, sound, and text) can create stronger memory links than text alone. In addition, digital technologies allow instant playbacks, which provide the learner with quick and easy access to different sections of instructional materials than when they are using a textbook. Enhancing authenticity using video and the Internet. The Internet provides learners with access to authentic materials, like news and literature, while video can offer context-rich linguistic and culturally relevant materials to learners. Enhancing comprehensibility through learner control and multimedia annotations. Video materials online can be enhanced with full captions, key-word captions, and speech slowdown, allowing the reader to more easily digest the information. Digital reading materials can be hyperlinked to different media, which students can choose to help their comprehension of the
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