Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents
Dissertation (M(Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2013
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613479328808960 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Loncke, F. |
| author_browse | Loncke, F. |
| author_facet | Loncke, F. |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2006, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
| description | Dissertation (M(Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2005. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23987 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:36:48.172Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publishDateRange | 2013 |
| publishDateSort | 2013 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23987 Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents Loncke, F. Dada, Shakila Alant, Erna carlins@tiscali.co.za Stobbart, Carlin Lillian Early literacy skills Educational context Affective context Language context Severely deaf Profoundly deaf Home-based literacy experiences Emergent literacy UCTD Dissertation (M(Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2005. The low literacy levels achieved by deaf children are of ongoing concern to educators and researchers alike. The present research considered emergent literacy as one aspect to consider in the acquisition of literacy skills in deaf children. The aim of this research was to describe the home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers as provided by their hearing parents. Parents of twenty-nine pre-school deaf children from schools for the deaf were selected to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed based on the four identified literacy contexts: the physical and functional context, the language context, the affective context and the educational context. The results obtained indicate that the deaf children in this survey are exposed to literacy-rich home environments where they are able to observe literate adult role models. Limitations in the quantity and quality of text-based interaction between the deaf pre-schoolers, their hearing parents and older siblings were identified. The results also indicated that the parents who participated in this research regarded the development of language and communication as more important than the early acquisition of literacy skills. The parents assigned the greatest responsibility in teaching literacy skills to teachers. This study highlights the sensitive nature of early literacy and language learning in young deaf children. Suggestions for further research are presented. Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) unrestricted 2013-09-06T16:19:36Z 2007-04-17 2013-09-06T16:19:36Z 2006-04-25 2005 2007-04-17 Dissertation Stobbart, C 2005, Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents, M(Augmentative dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23987 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23987 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04172007-133642/ © 2006, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Early literacy skills Educational context Affective context Language context Severely deaf Profoundly deaf Home-based literacy experiences Emergent literacy UCTD Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents |
| title | Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents |
| title_full | Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents |
| title_fullStr | Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents |
| title_short | Home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers and their hearing parents |
| title_sort | home based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre schoolers and their hearing parents |
| topic | Early literacy skills Educational context Affective context Language context Severely deaf Profoundly deaf Home-based literacy experiences Emergent literacy UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23987 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04172007-133642/ |