Theories of Literacy Development

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This was created to supplement a presentation for ECI 545.

1931-02-01 00:00:00

Maturation Theory

Morphette and Washburne proposed the theory in 1931 to advocate for not teaching reading until children were mature enough for instruction. They hypothesized that this could happen when children were a mental age of 6 1/2. This theory impacted reading instruction until the mid - 1950s.

1969-01-01 00:00:00

Theory of Cognitive Development

The Theory of Cognitive Development was conceptualized by Jean Piaget in 1969. It is one of the most famous theories used to explain children's overall cognitive development. It can be used by literacy educators to understand the learning stages though which students progress as they mature and their relationship to literacy achievement.

1979-02-01 00:00:00

Theory of Literacy Development

Holdaway believed that learning to read was a natural development that is closely linked to a child's natural development of oral language skills.

1983-01-01 00:00:00

Stage Models of Reading

Stage Model theorists believe lower staged reading strategies remain available to a reader as they incorporate more difficult reading skills in later strategies. Chall's Four Stages of Word Identification: 1. Pre - Alphabetic Stage 2. Partial Alphabetic Stage 3. Full Alphabetic Stage 4. Consolidated Alphabetic Stage

1983-01-01 00:00:00

Family Literacy Theory

Refers to a series of ideas that researchers share, including the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs to help facilitate literacy development of family members; the relationship between family literacy and student achievement; and the ways in which literacy is naturally used in the home.

2001-01-01 00:00:00

Emergent Literacy Theory

The Emergent Literacy Theory explains early literacy development and provides educators with instructional guidance to promote early literacy growth among their students. Theorists believe that children's development in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are all interrelated.

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