Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 28 Issue 3
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- Pages.101-113
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- 2007
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
The Print Richness of Early Childhood Classroom
유아교실의 문식성 환경에 대한 연구
- Kim, Jung Wha (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Soongeui Women's College) ;
- Lee, Moon Jung
- Received : 2007.02.28
- Accepted : 2007.04.24
- Published : 2007.06.01
Abstract
The present study investigated the print richness of early childhood classrooms and examined differences in classroom literacy environment by teacher demographics. The 117 participants were teachers of kindergartens and daycare centers. They responded to a 33-item questionnaire constructed by Wolfersberger et al.(2004). Questionnaire categories included literacy items pertaining to classroom environment and literacy items pertaining to teacher-student interactions. Major findings were that the classroom literacy environment was usually satisfactory. The age and career of teachers was the predictor of the classroom literacy environment, especially 'providing the classroom with literacy tools' and 'arranging literacy tools in the classroom space'.
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