Studying the effectiveness of the StoryTelling/Story-Acting (STSA) play intervention on ugandan preschoolers' emergent literacy, oral language, and theory of mind in …

G Goodman, VF Dent - Early childhood development: Concepts …, 2019 - igi-global.com
This study explored the impact of two rural village libraries in Uganda on preschool
children's school readiness skills. Using two rural village libraries in Mpigi and Kabubbu as …

A story grows in rural Uganda: Studying the effectiveness of the storytelling/story-acting (STSA) play intervention on Ugandan preschoolers' school readiness skills

G Goodman, VF Dent - Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Children in the developing world are at far greater risk for emotional, psychological, and
health challenges; at the same time, they have little access to clinical interventions or other …

Storytelling for early literacy development in isiXhosa: a case study of a grad one class in the Western Cape

N Makaluza - 2018 - etd.uwc.ac.za
Early literacy development forms the basis of learning as it equips young learners with
reading skills which help them to unlock the code of written texts across the curriculum …

'Then what happened?'Studying emergent literacy in the narrative play of preschool children

DH Heppner - Language and Education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The focus of this research was on examining a play-based, child-centered instructional
technique known as story telling/story acting (ST/SA) within a Canadian preschool setting …

Drawings from a play-based intervention: Windows to the soul of rural Ugandan preschool children's artistic development

G Goodman, VF Dent, D Tuman, SY Lee - The Arts in Psychotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Set in rural Uganda and using Lowenfeld (1947–1957) developmental stages model as a
theoretical framework, this study describes an early childhood literacy project (Goodman …

Storytelling Initiatives and Reading in Schools in South Africa: A Case from Limpopo Province.

SM Mojapelo - Mousaion, 2020 - journals.co.za
Reading is a competency that learners need to acquire from primary school level to enable
them to filter through the entire education system. Storytelling is regarded as a teaching …

Effect of Dramatic Storytelling on Emergent Literacy in EFL: Evidence from the UAE Kindergartens

GY Alkilani, Q Zhang - Literacy Research and Instruction, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Adopting a combination of quasi-experiment and formative research design, this study
developed, implemented, and evaluated an intervention model that provided the …

Improving learners' literacy competencies in early years education through children's storybooks

HN Mulei, C Kebaya, L Ndivo - Journal of Education, Curriculum …, 2023 - royalliteglobal.com
Since independence, the Government of Kenya recognizes the value of education as a one
of the fundamental factors of development. This is because education raises people's …

Promoting early literacy and student investment in the African Storybook

E Stranger-Johannessen, B Norton - Journal of Language, Identity …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Research has found that reading achievement is strongly associated with opportunities for
children to engage actively with print. This article addresses research on a digital initiative …

Using a narrative-and play-based activity to promote low-income preschoolers' oral language, emergent literacy, and social competence

A Nicolopoulou, KS Cortina, H Ilgaz, CB Cates… - Early childhood …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study examined whether a storytelling and story-acting practice (STSA), integrated as a
regular component of the preschool curriculum, can help promote three key dimensions of …