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AuthorAl-Qaryouti, Ibrahim A.
AuthorIhmeideh, Fathi M.
AuthorAl bustami, Ghanem J.
AuthorHomidi, Moayyad A.
Available date2021-09-08T06:49:43Z
Publication Date2016
Publication NameEuropean Journal of Developmental Psychology
ResourceScopus
ISSN17405629
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2015.1124038
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/22896
AbstractThis study was designed to examine teachers’ reported use of evidence-based strategies to support children’s emergent literacy in Arab countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The study participants comprised 644 kindergarten teachers from four countries, including Saudi Arabia (n = 154), Qatar (n = 105), United Arab Emirates (UAE) (n = 190), and Oman (n = 195). The researchers designed a 29-items questionnaire that addressed five dimensions, examining evidence-based strategies that support emergent literacy: phonological awareness, knowledge and understandings of books and other texts, print awareness, knowledge of letters and words, and early writing. The results showed that teachers reported higher use of strategies concerning knowledge of letters and words, followed by those concerning print awareness. In addition, they reported lower use of strategies concerning early writing. Moreover, teachers in the UAE reported higher use of strategies in support of emergent literacy followed by teachers in Qatar and Oman, whereas teachers in Saudi Arabia reported lower use of evidence-based strategies. Finally, statistically significant differences were found regarding teachers’ use of emergent literacy strategies due to teachers’ demographic background. Implications for future research are discussed, and they include highlighting evidence-based emergent literacy strategies in early years settings in the GCC countries as well as expanding the scope of the study to include samples from different contexts.
Languageen
PublisherPsychology Press Ltd
SubjectEarly learning
Emergent literacy
Evidence-based strategies
Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Preschool education
TitleEvidence-based strategies to support children's emergent literacy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
TypeArticle
Pagination545-562
Issue Number5
Volume Number13
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