The document discusses the history and definition of emergent literacy. It notes that Marie Clay first used the term in 1996 to refer to the early literacy skills and knowledge that children acquire from birth before formal schooling. Several scholars further defined emergent literacy as the early reading and writing behaviors demonstrated by young children through activities with literate adults. Emergent literacy emphasizes that all children enter school with some literacy experience and competencies. The perspective of emergent literacy has transitioned over time from a focus on basic literacy skills to sociocultural literacy emphasizing social interactions, to functional literacy emphasizing technology use.

1. 1.Definition of Emergent Literacy
a. Characteristics of Emergent Reader
2. Transitions in the Perspective of Emergent Literacy

2.  Marie Clay (1996) was the first one who used the
term emergent literacy.
 Emergent Literacy is based on an assumption
that a child acquires some knowledge about
language, reading and writing even before
attending any formal education.
 She asserted that literacy development begins
early in life and is ongoing.

3.  Teale( 1987) described emergent literacy as the early
signs of reading and writing demonstrated by young
children, even before they begin to take formal
instruction to reading and writing, and such early
signs and ways are recognized by most adults.
 Teale (1982)viewed literacy as the result of children’s
involvement in reading activities facilitated by literate
adults.

4.  The concept of emergent literacy suggests that all
children who come to school already have certain
experiences and interests in learning (Teale, 1987).
Thus, refers to competencies and
literacy skills in early childhood.

5.  Teale and Sulzby pointed out the reference for the
term emergent literacy over traditional readiness.
 Emergent or emerging means that children are
always in the process of becoming literate, probably,
since they are just a few months old (Teale, 1987).

6.  SULZBY(1991) defines LITERACY as the reading and
writing behaviors of young children that precede and
develop into conventional literacy.

7.  Display curiosity about books and readings.
 Pretend read and write.
 Rely on pictures to tell the story but are beginning to
focus on print.
 May know some letter names and sound association
 Can write some letters, usually in their own names.

8. Changes has always defined literacy. Changes defines
literacy instruction. These transitions are marked by:
1) Basic literacy which emphasizes the reading and
writing of young learners to construct meaning for
themselves;
2) Socio – cultural literacy which emphasizes the
importance of social interaction of children to
construct cultural – specific meanings and to
demonstrate literacy practices as social events and
cultural phenomena; and

9. 3)Functional literacy which emphasizes the use of
technology for instruction and literacy, and the
young learners’ use of technology to produce
meaning.

11. Group 1:
ABAD, EDEN N.
ABUNDO, LYNETTE L.
ALBERTO, CHINLY RUTH T.
BALISACAN, DIANA ROSE M.
JOBELLE D. BAUTISTA
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