“Because Words Are All Around Us”: Kindergarten Students’ Reflections on Learning to Read

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Abstract

This paper explores how a socioeconomically, racially, and ethnically diverse group of kindergarten students experienced their school day in relation to learning to read. Through photograph-based student interviews, I answer the following question: How do kindergarten students in one classroom think about the work of reading? The findings contribute to our understanding of how children learn to read in and beyond a designated literacy period as well as how to conduct interviews with diverse groups of young children in ways that allow them to share their knowledge and experiences.

Author

• Nicole A. Mancevice, University of California - Los Angeles