Resultados de la enseñanza de estrategias de lectura y escritura en la alfabetización temprana de niños con riesgo social

Abstract

Introduction. There is substantial research literature emphasizing the positive impact of early literacy learning on school achievement, mainly in the case of children at-risk, but there aren't adequate conditions at school to develop them. Here we examine the effects of teaching reading and writing strategies on atrisk children's literacy learning (mean 5 years 3 months). Material and method: 339 at-risk Chilean children (132 in the intervention group and 207 in the comparison group) were assessed, at the beginning and the end of the school year. Teachers participated in a i-year professional development intervention that included training and expert coaching. Results: Positive intervention effects were observed on children's knowledge of the alphabet, emergent writing and word identification. There was no effect on children's oral language outcomes. Discussion: The results were contrasted with other programs, showing the importance of training and coaching educators.