Date of Award

2003

Document Type

Non Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Education

Program

Early Childhood Education

Capstone Instructor

Lynn Gehrke

Second Reader

Cecelia Westby

Keywords

early childhood education, parent involvement, language development, early literacy

Abstract

Family involvement is important in school success. Successful early childhood programs strive to involve families in the educational process. Literacy bags help families become involved in the educational process and help families access developmentally appropriate literacy resources. It is both the family interaction and resources provided by the school that aid in the development of literacy skills. This paper contains a review of language development, educational approaches, and developmentally appropriate practices. It also contains resources to begin the implementation of literacy bag use in an early childhood classroom. Five examples of literacy bags with activities are provided.

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