EML1501 ASSIGNMENT 3 2026
DUE JULY 2026
QUESTION 1
CASE STUDY 1 Lerato is 3 years old. Her mother drops her off at a preschool on her
way to work. One morning, her mother took a different route from the one they usually
used. Suddenly, Lerato shouted out loud, “Mama, mama, we are lost, we have not
passed Menlyn Mall and Kentucky Fried Chicken”. Indeed, her mother looked and said
yes, and she looked out in
QUESTION 1
1.1 Identify the emergent literacy skill that Lerato displayed.
Lerato displayed print awareness also referred to as environmental print recognition).
She demonstrated the ability to recognise familiar words and logos from her
environment (Menlyn Mall, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, and Roman's Pizza)
on billboards. This shows that she understands that print carries meaning and can be
"read" even though she cannot yet read conventionally (University of South Africa,
2024, Unit 3, p. 40).
1.2
, 1.3 Argue the value of a print-rich environment in developing emergent reading.
A print-rich environment promotes incidental learning. When children see labels, signs,
and written materials in their daily surroundings, they absorb information about letters
and words without formal instruction. This incidental exposure helps children develop
print awareness the understanding that print carries meaning and that it is read from left
to right and top to bottom (University of South Africa, 2024, Unit 1, p. 8).
Such an environment builds children's sight vocabulary. Familiar words such as "Coca-
Cola", "Stop", and "Exit" become part of a child's sight vocabulary through repeated
DUE JULY 2026
QUESTION 1
CASE STUDY 1 Lerato is 3 years old. Her mother drops her off at a preschool on her
way to work. One morning, her mother took a different route from the one they usually
used. Suddenly, Lerato shouted out loud, “Mama, mama, we are lost, we have not
passed Menlyn Mall and Kentucky Fried Chicken”. Indeed, her mother looked and said
yes, and she looked out in
QUESTION 1
1.1 Identify the emergent literacy skill that Lerato displayed.
Lerato displayed print awareness also referred to as environmental print recognition).
She demonstrated the ability to recognise familiar words and logos from her
environment (Menlyn Mall, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, and Roman's Pizza)
on billboards. This shows that she understands that print carries meaning and can be
"read" even though she cannot yet read conventionally (University of South Africa,
2024, Unit 3, p. 40).
1.2
, 1.3 Argue the value of a print-rich environment in developing emergent reading.
A print-rich environment promotes incidental learning. When children see labels, signs,
and written materials in their daily surroundings, they absorb information about letters
and words without formal instruction. This incidental exposure helps children develop
print awareness the understanding that print carries meaning and that it is read from left
to right and top to bottom (University of South Africa, 2024, Unit 1, p. 8).
Such an environment builds children's sight vocabulary. Familiar words such as "Coca-
Cola", "Stop", and "Exit" become part of a child's sight vocabulary through repeated
