Results of a National Survey of Early Literacy Programs

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Balla-Boudrea ◽  
Deirdre O'Reilly ◽  
Vivian Howard ◽  
Carol McDougall
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Information Management ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Literacy Program ◽  
Conference Paper ◽  
Research Project

This conference paper reports on a national survey conducted in the summer of 2010 which sought to identify programs and gather information on their operations, programming and challenges. This research project was a joint initiative of the Nova Scotia Read to Me! early literacy program and Dalhousie University’s School of Information Management.Cette communication porte sur un sondage national effectué au cours de l’été 2010 et dont l’objectif était d’identifier les programmes d’alphabétisation et d’obtenir de l’information quant à leur opération, aux activités et aux défis. Ce projet de recherche est une initiative conjointe du programme d’alphabétisation chez les jeunes enfants Nova Scotia Read to Me! et de la School of Information Management de l’Université Dalhousie. 

scholarly journals EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mainita Elisnawati ◽  
Warananingtyas Palupi ◽  
Nurul Kusuma Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Writing Workshop ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Literacy Program ◽  
Early Childhood Literacy ◽  
Reading Culture

Nowdays, children prefer to do activities using electronic tools and less often culturally read. The importance of introduction and reading culture applied since early childhood is expected to make children a literate and broad-minded generation. Introduction and reading culture is done by the nearest child (parents and teachers). The purpose of this research is to know the literacy program conducted by Library and Archives Service in realizing the literacy of early childhood, as well as the supporting facilities provided for the implementation of the literacy program. This research was conducted in the Regional Library of Bantul Regency. This study uses a qualitative approach to case studies Forms of literacy programs for early childhood include: 1) Visits to the library and reading books, 2) Screening, 3) Writing workshop. The literacy program focuses on the introduction of pre-school pre-school literacy.

Using an Information Literacy Program to Prepare Nursing Students to Practice in a Virtual Workplace

2011 ◽  
pp. 1482-1498
Author(s):  
Mona Florea ◽  
Lillian Rafeldt ◽  
Susan Youngblood
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Literacy Program ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Virtual Workplace ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Three Rivers

The chapter presents healthcare examples of the current virtual working environment and introduces nursing skills necessary for evidence-based practice in a virtual workplace. The authors discuss how the Nursing Information Literacy Program was designed and implemented at Three Rivers Community College to assist nursing students in developing skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving, technological literacy, information literacy, and collaborative and cooperative learning. The authors hope that this example will serve as a model for creating other information literacy programs that prepare students for working in a virtual workplace.

Efficacy of the Nemours BrightStart! Early Literacy Program: Treatment Outcomes From a Randomized Trial With At-Risk Prekindergartners

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 873-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley ◽  
Laura L. Bailet ◽  
Suzanne Murphy ◽  
Teri DeLucca ◽  
Lee Branum-Martin
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Literacy Program

scholarly journals Identifying Participants Who Would Benefit the Most from an Adult Food-literacy Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begley ◽  
Butcher ◽  
Bobongie ◽  
Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Literacy Program ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cooking Skills ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Sugary Drinks

Food literacy programs aim to improve behaviours required to achieve a quality diet. The objectives of this study were to assess the demographic, food literacy related and dietary behaviour of participants enrolling in Food Sensations® for Adults, a free four-week food literacy program and identify the subgroup of participants who benefit most. Cross-sectional pre-program questionnaire data (n = 1626) from participants enrolling in the program was used to stratify into low, middle and high food-literacy tertiles. Factor scores from a reliability analysis of food literacy behaviours were then used to produce a composite score). Participants were 80.2% female, 56% aged 26 to 45 years and 73.3% from low to middle socio-economic areas. Demographic characteristics were not a significant predictor of the lowest composite food-literacy group. Those with the lowest composite food-literacy tertile score were more likely to have lower self-rated cooking skills, a negative attitude to the cost of healthy foods, lower intakes of fruits and vegetables and a higher frequency of consuming takeaway food and sugary drinks. Food literacy programs must focus on recruiting those who have low self-rated cooking skills, who consider healthy foods expensive and have poor dietary intakes and will most likely to benefit from such programs.

High Quality Early Literacy Programs

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie Arthur ◽  
Laurie Makin
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
New South ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Literacy Experiences ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Children's Home ◽  
Before School

There is an increasing recognition of the importance of literacy learning in the years before school. Key principles of high quality literacy programs for young children have been developed as the result of a recent study of 79 preschool and long day care centres in New South Wales. These principles include communicating with families about literacy, building on children's home experiences, planning to support individual literacy needs, integrating literacy experiences across the curriculum, and adult—child interactions that scaffold literacy understandings.

scholarly journals Internationally Educated Female Teachers who have Immigrated to Nova Scotia: A Research/Performance Text

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan C. Walsh ◽  
Susan M. Brigham
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Atlantic Canada ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Text Features ◽  
Performance Text

This research/performance text emerged from a study involving internationally educated female teachers who have immigrated to Atlantic Canada. The text features the words and artwork of the research participants as well as excerpts from newspapers, academic writing, and documents about immigration in Nova Scotia juxtaposed so as to foreground the complexity of the women's immigration and integration experiences. Introductory comments provide contextual information about the research project, the participants, and the evolution of, as well as rationale for, the text as performance piece.

Who's Learning What Words and How Fast? Preschoolers' Vocabulary Growth in an Early Literacy Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Roskos ◽  
Cevriye Ergul ◽  
Tanis Bryan ◽  
Karen Burstein ◽  
James Christie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
Literacy Program ◽  
Vocabulary Growth
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