EML1501
ASSIGNMENT 4 PORTFOLIO 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2025
, QUESTION 1
The Role of Parents in Promoting Emergent Literacy (15 marks)
1. Role of parents in the promotion of emergent literacy
Parents play a central role in laying the foundation for emergent literacy. They are the
child’s first teachers and create opportunities for language exposure long before formal
schooling. Parents promote emergent literacy by:
Reading aloud daily, which develops vocabulary and comprehension.
Engaging in conversations that encourage children to express ideas.
Providing access to books, storytelling, rhymes, and songs.
Modeling reading and writing behaviors, such as making shopping lists or
reading newspapers.
Encouraging drawing, scribbling, and pretend writing, which prepares children for
literacy.
2. How to identify a child who is emergent literate
A child who is emergent literate demonstrates early signs of literacy awareness.
Indicators include:
Recognising logos, labels, or familiar words in the environment.
Pretending to read or retell stories using pictures.
Showing interest in books and storytelling.
Beginning to understand that print carries meaning.
Using invented spelling or scribbling to represent words.
3. Influence of family background on literacy development
A child’s family background strongly shapes literacy development.
Socio-economic factors: Families with access to books, technology, and
resources provide richer literacy experiences.
ASSIGNMENT 4 PORTFOLIO 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2025
, QUESTION 1
The Role of Parents in Promoting Emergent Literacy (15 marks)
1. Role of parents in the promotion of emergent literacy
Parents play a central role in laying the foundation for emergent literacy. They are the
child’s first teachers and create opportunities for language exposure long before formal
schooling. Parents promote emergent literacy by:
Reading aloud daily, which develops vocabulary and comprehension.
Engaging in conversations that encourage children to express ideas.
Providing access to books, storytelling, rhymes, and songs.
Modeling reading and writing behaviors, such as making shopping lists or
reading newspapers.
Encouraging drawing, scribbling, and pretend writing, which prepares children for
literacy.
2. How to identify a child who is emergent literate
A child who is emergent literate demonstrates early signs of literacy awareness.
Indicators include:
Recognising logos, labels, or familiar words in the environment.
Pretending to read or retell stories using pictures.
Showing interest in books and storytelling.
Beginning to understand that print carries meaning.
Using invented spelling or scribbling to represent words.
3. Influence of family background on literacy development
A child’s family background strongly shapes literacy development.
Socio-economic factors: Families with access to books, technology, and
resources provide richer literacy experiences.
