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The examination of the variables affecting the print awareness skills of six-year-old children attending kindergarten

Lütfiye COŞKUN
Pages
210–224
Publication Date
2023-08-31
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These findings hold significance for practitioners as they aim to determine the predictive power of writing readiness skills and provide appropriate support for children in relation to these skills.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aimed to investigate the relationships between child gender, maternal education, writing readiness skills, and print awareness skills.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of three hundred and sixteen six-year-old children, comprising one hundred and eighty-three girls and one hundred and thirty-three boys, were assessed for their writing readiness skills and print awareness skills.
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Conclusion & Impact:These findings hold significance for practitioners as they aim to determine the predictive power of writing readiness skills and provide appropriate support for children in relation to these skills.
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⚙️Variables:Emergent literacy skills · writing readiness skills · print awareness skills

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This study aimed to investigate the relationships between child gender, maternal education, writing readiness skills, and print awareness skills. A total of three hundred and sixteen six-year-old children, comprising one hundred and eighty-three girls and one hundred and thirty-three boys, were assessed for their writing readiness skills and print awareness skills. Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the potential relationships among child gender, maternal education, writing readiness skills, and print awareness skills. Additionally, a regression analysis was conducted to assess the predictive strength of these variables on print awareness skills, with child gender and maternal education treated as dummy variables. The results of the regression analysis revealed that these three variables accounted for approximately nine percent of the variance in print awareness skills. The implications of these findings were discussed in terms of understanding the interconnectedness of child gender, maternal education, writing readiness skills, and print awareness skills in promoting emergent literacy development. These findings hold significance for practitioners as they aim to determine the predictive power of writing readiness skills and provide appropriate support for children in relation to these skills.

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COŞKUN, L. (2023). The examination of the variables affecting the print awareness skills of six-year-old children attending kindergarten. e-Kafkas Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 210–224. https://ajindex.com/articles/959348

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