ABSTRACT
This study explores the Role of Parental Literacy Engagement in Enhancing Reading
Skills to Pre-school Children. The study was conducted in Muheza district in Tanga
region involving a total number of 80 participants composed of 30 preschool
children(12 male and 18 female), 40 parents (22 female and 18 male), 2 Ward
Education Officers, 4 Head of schools and 4 class teachers. The study employed:
purposive sampling and simple random sampling to obtain participants.
Furthermore, the study employed case study design through mixed approach where
semi-structured interview, participatory observation and questionnaire were
employed for data collection. The data were analyzed based on themes or objectives
and resulted into the emergence of different sub-themes.
The study findings revealed that, the role of parental literacy involvement is the best
strategy of developing pre-school children literacy learning at school. Parental
literacy engagements were found to develop the preschool children‟s oral language
and vocabulary and enhanced confidences of using different learning materials at
home. Also the study found that, songs and shared reading at home are the most
effective literacy practices supporting the role of parental literacy engagement in
enhancing reading skills to preschool children. However, parents are to be
empowered in order to understand broadly about their role in literacy engagement in
enhancing reading skills to preschool children.
Lastly, it is recommended that more study (s) should be conducted in the area of the
role of parental literacy engagement in enhancing reading skills to preschool
children as it seems that such studies as conducted in Tanzania are limited.
KATO, D (2021). The Role Of Parental Engagement In Enhancing Reading Skills Among Public Pre-School Pupils In Tanzania: The Case Of Muheza District In Tanga Region. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-parental-engagement-in-enhancing-reading-skills-among-public-pre-school-pupils-in-tanzania-the-case-of-muheza-district-in-tanga-region
KATO, DIANA "The Role Of Parental Engagement In Enhancing Reading Skills Among Public Pre-School Pupils In Tanzania: The Case Of Muheza District In Tanga Region" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-parental-engagement-in-enhancing-reading-skills-among-public-pre-school-pupils-in-tanzania-the-case-of-muheza-district-in-tanga-region. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
KATO, DIANA . "The Role Of Parental Engagement In Enhancing Reading Skills Among Public Pre-School Pupils In Tanzania: The Case Of Muheza District In Tanga Region". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 25 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-parental-engagement-in-enhancing-reading-skills-among-public-pre-school-pupils-in-tanzania-the-case-of-muheza-district-in-tanga-region >.
KATO, DIANA . "The Role Of Parental Engagement In Enhancing Reading Skills Among Public Pre-School Pupils In Tanzania: The Case Of Muheza District In Tanga Region" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-parental-engagement-in-enhancing-reading-skills-among-public-pre-school-pupils-in-tanzania-the-case-of-muheza-district-in-tanga-region