The role of family literacy programmes to enhance emergent literacy.

      Аннотация: Collaboration between the parents and the school has a powerful influence on a child's literacy development. Research into family literacy in South Africa is particularly important due to the many socio-economic factors impacting negatively on family life and on children's literacy development. This South African study investigated the role of a home-school partnership programme to support young learners' emergent literacy development. The study demonstrates the positive impact even a limited, well-designed family literacy programme can have for educators, parents, children and the community. Based on key findings recommendations are made that should not only assist schools and school communities in designing and implementing family literacy programmes, but also guide policy makers in providing for a strong policy framework that will support and promote a partnership approach.

Ключевые слова: Action Research, emergent literacy, South Africa, Young Learners, family literacy programmes, home-school partnership, informal literacy learning