Locating Preschool Literacy Practices: A Bioecological Perspective on Irish Preschool Literacy Provision

• In Event: Examining Literacy Across Contexts to Read the World

Abstract

Literacy development begins early in life and is correlated with the interrelated and interdependent domains of children’s development (Brown, 2014; Dickinson & Tabors, 2001; Neuman & Dickinson, 2001; Roskos & Vukelich, 2006; Seefeldt, 2005; Strickland & Riley-Ayers, 2006). Preschool offer a unique window of time to support development of early literacy skills prior to formal schooling. This paper presents recommendations for preschool literacy practices across all contexts facilitated through negotiation of proximal processes in the early years (Bronfenbrenner & Morris, 2006).

Author

• Clara Maria Fiorentini, Marino Institute of Education