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Die ondersteuning van die voorskoolse kind met betrekking tot ontluikende leesvaardigheid - 'n looddsstudie : navorsings- en oorsigartikels

2016; Academy of Science of South Africa; Volume: 56; Linguagem: Africâner

10.17159/2224-7912/2016/v56n2-2a9

2224-7912

Ansie Lessing, Marike de Witt,

Child Development and Digital Technology

The support of the preschool child as emergent reader - a pilot study Reading achievement of South African children is not on par with world standards and is a matter of great concern for parents, teachers and the educational authorities. According to the PIRLS report (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) of 2006 South African grade 4- and 5-learners manifested the lowest reading achievement of 45 participating countries. The same tendency was reflected in the Annual National Assessment (ANA) for 2013 and 2014. The development of emergent literacy and pre-reading skills in the preschool years plays an important role in reading achievement in school. Parents and other role players involved with preschoolers thus play an important role in preparing children for reading. The authors' main argument is that parents and other role players have an important role in the development of children's emergent literacy and emergent reading. Parents and other role players should not only be empowered to support children to achieve success but the specific South African context should be taken into account. This article reflects on a literature study as pilot study to gather important information regarding emergent reading which can be used by facilitators to empower parents and other role players working with preschool children. Therefore, the aim of the article is a discussion of a literature study on emergent reading and the reading process as part of emergent literacy and the role of parents and other role players in the development thereof. The aim of the research is intertwined with the research question: What, according to literature, is emergent reading and what should facilitators attend to in empowering parents and role players to support children as emergent readers? A thematic analysis of applicable academic literature, journal articles and internet information was done and activities contributing to pre-reading skills were identified. The findings of the literature study were used to develop a simple schematic presentation on various aspects of emergent reading which can be used to provide knowledge and empower parents and other role players to support children as emergent readers. Die doel van die artikel is 'n bespreking van 'n literatuurstudie oor ontluikende lees en die leeshandeling as deel van ontluikende geletterdheid en die rol van ouers en ander rolspelers daarin. Die doel van die navorsing is ingeweef in die vraag: Wat is ontluikende lees en waaraan moet aandag gegee word om baie jong kinders as ontluikende lesers te ondersteun? 'n Tematiese analise van toepaslike akademiese literatuur, artikels en internetstukke is gedoen en aktiwiteite wat tot ontluikende lees as 'n deel van ontluikende geletterdheid kan bydra, is geidentifiseer. Die literatuurbevindinge oor die belangrike fasette van lees is in 'n skematiese voorstelling saamgevat wat as konseptuele raamwerk kan dien vir die ontwikkeling van 'n ondersteuningsprogram vir onder andere voorskoolse onderwysers om ouers en versorgers te bemagtig. Lees is 'n komplekse handeling met leesbegrip as uiteindelike doel, en daarom moet lesers ook in staat wees om onbekende woorde te ontsyfer (dekodeer). Ontluikende geletterdheid (wat ontluikende lees insluit) behels dat kinders die vaardighede ontwikkel wat nodig is vir leessukses en ouers en ander versorgers speel 'n belangrike rol hierin. Die leeromgewing, wat onder andere kultuur, ekonomiese status, tyd wat met kinders bestee word en stimulerende aktiwiteite insluit, is ook belangrik vir ontluikende geletterdheid. Die ryk bron van aktiwiteite wat deur die literatuur aangebied word vir die bevordering van ontluikende geletterdheid, wat ontluikende lees insluit, is egter weens hulle sosio-ekonomiese omstandighede ontoeganklik vir 'n groot aantal Suid-Afrikaners. Ondersteuning aan hierdie groep vereis spesiale programme wat die behoeftes en konteks van bepaalde gemeenskappe in ag neem en die vermoe en sterkpunte van die ouers as belangrike rolspelers as vertrekpunt neem.