ERIC Number: EJ1432661
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2639-0043
EISSN: EISSN-2639-0035
Costa Rica & the United States: A Transnational Early Literacy Study
Nirmla Griarte Flores; Elsie N. Solis; Clara Amador-Lankster; Isabel Badilla Zamora; Ana María Hernández Segura; Sylvia Segura Esquivel; Gabriela Solís Sánchez; Margarita Urdaneta Benavides
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, v13 n3-4 p84-105 2023
This transnational comparative study between Costa Rica and the United States provides an in-depth understanding of the similarities and differences of the early literacy practices of educators in the Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten classroom settings. Drawing upon Costa Rica's curricular approach to Early Childhood Education, based upon the Ministerio de Educación Pública, this study positions the learner as the center of the schooling process and considers the teacher as a facilitator, mediator who knows the learners and their families. The main conceptual framework which has guided this research project is the National Reading Panel six pillars of literacy instruction. Specific findings include similarities in early literacy practices for both Costa Rica and the United States include role-playing, hands-on activities, and visual aids. General findings revealed that Costa Rica's approach to early literacy practices was more holistic and integrated, in comparison to the United States with a more focused and analytical approach.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Role Playing, Experiential Learning, Visual Aids, Teaching Methods, Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, Reading Fluency, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Knowledge Level, Child Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Costa Rica; California
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