Effects of Emergent Literacy Interventions: A Literature Review in the SciELO Database

• Main Author: Barrera, Sylvia Domingos
• Publication Date: 2019
• Other Authors: Ribeiro, Iolanda, Viana, Fernanda Leopoldina
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
• Download full: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/23174
• topic: Early literacy, Programs, Phonological awareness, Shared reading, Oral language; Letramento emergente, Programas, Consciência fonológica, Leitura compartilhada, Linguagem oral

In the early literacy approach, learning to read is affected by phonological processing, print awareness and oral language skills. This study aimed to conduct a search in the SciELO database for research that analyzed the effect of programs seeking to develop early literacy skills in kindergartners in the past ten years. Fifteen studies were identified: eight were interventions focused on phonological awareness development, four were focused on oral language based on shared reading and three were focused on both sets of skills. Despite the diversity, only one study did not show significant effects. The results suggest that programs that integrate both linguistic and metalinguistic skills are more effective. Methodological questions and educational implications of the studies are also discussed.