| Title: |
Building a Literacy Foundation: Strategies to Implement and Maximize Small-Group Literacy Lessons in Preschool |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley (ORCID 0000-0003-2256-2971); Kandia Lewis (ORCID 0000-0002-7891-9258); Shayne B. Piasta (ORCID 0000-0003-3655-4702); Laura L. Bailet (ORCID 0000-0003-2744-9409); Leiah J. G. Thomas (ORCID 0000-0001-9988-3285); Shelby Dowdy |
| Source: |
Grantee Submission. 2025. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
27 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: |
R305A160261 |
| Intended Audience: |
Teachers |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education |
| Descriptors: |
Early Childhood Education; Preschool Children; Preschool Teachers; Emergent Literacy; Literacy Education; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Educational Strategies; Teaching Methods; Learner Engagement; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation |
| Abstract: |
This article offers implementation tips for early childhood educators who wish to provide supplemental, small-group, emergent literacy instruction to preschool children in the early childhood classroom. Authors illustrate the value of small-group instruction for children in advance of kindergarten and provide suggestions for how teachers may overcome many challenges often experienced with its delivery. Tips were inspired by teacher feedback, following their implementation of a small-group, early literacy program for the first time, as a part of their participation in a large-scale research study conducted by the authors. Lessons learned from the experience are included here, centering on how to overcome classroom staffing and time management challenges in addition to how to engage preschool children in small-group activities. [This paper was published in "Young Children" v80 n3 p74-83 2025.] |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| IES Funded: |
Yes |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Access URL: |
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/fall2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED675939 |
| Database: |
ERIC |