Course Details Language of Instruction Turkish Level of Course Unit Master's Degree Department / Program Preschool Education (With Thesis) Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Elective Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to examine early literacy based on its theoretical, developmental, and scientific foundations, rather than through activities implemented during the preschool period. The course will provide an in-depth analysis of the emergence of early literacy, key approaches, its relationship with developmental theories, its multi-component structure, and its place within the context of early childhood education. This course aims to train teachers and researchers who can distinguish early literacy from early reading and writing instruction, ground their activities in theoretical rationales, and critically interpret the relevant literature. Course Content Historical development of the concept of early literacy and current theoretical approaches; developmental and linguistic foundations of early literacy; relationships between early literacy and subsequent reading and writing achievement; development and interrelationships of oral language, vocabulary, phonological and phonemic awareness, print awareness, alphabet knowledge, early writing, narrative skills, and listening comprehension; relationship of early literacy to cognitive and socio-emotional development domains; effects of home and classroom literacy environments on early literacy development; adult-child interaction, and shared and interactive book-reading approaches; methods and tools used to assess early literacy skills; early literacy difficulties and early identification of at-risk children; intervention programs and evidence-based practices to support early literacy; family-based early literacy practices; effects of digital literacy, e-books, digital stories, and new technologies on early literacy; early literacy in diverse sociocultural and linguistic contexts; critical examination of current national and international research in the field of early literacy from theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives; identification of research problems in the field of early literacy and development of research-based practice recommendations. Course Methods and Techniques The teaching-learning process of the course will employ methods such as lecturing, question-and-answer sessions, discussions, seminars, article reviews, critical reading, case studies, problem-based learning, and individual and group work. Students are expected to examine current national and international research in the field of early literacy, discuss research findings from theoretical and methodological perspectives, and evaluate them by comparing different research outcomes. Furthermore, the course will cover early literacy assessment tools, intervention programs, and examples of practice; students will be encouraged to draw inferences based on scientific evidence and develop research and practice proposals for the field of early literacy. Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Mihriban ÖZCAN https://profil.hku.edu.tr/akademik/mihriban-ozcan/ mihriban.ozcan@hku.edu.tr Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. MİHRİBAN ÖZCAN Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Oktay, A. (2013). Preparation for primary education and primary education curricula. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Documents Oktay, A. (2013). İlköğretime hazırlık ve ilköğretim programları. Ankara: Pegem akademi Alisinanoğlu, F. (Ed.). (2013). İlköğretime hazırlık ve ilköğretim programları. Pegem Akademi. İnci, E. ve Erden, Ş. (2018). Erken çocukluk döneminde gelişim. (8.baskı) Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Course Category Social Sciences %100