Language and reading facilitation from homes, day cares, and schools

Støttetiltag med basis i forskning

Abstract

The beginning of the article is a discussion of the need for high-quality cultural collaboration between home, day care, and school. Such collaboration must be based on shared values, responsibility, and empowerment. The professional staff must develop trustworthy relations with parents, and parents must recognise that they can contribute to the curriculum in meaningful ways. We particularly focus on how language development can be supported effectively in daily life and how the written language can be introduced in natural settings at home, day care and in preschool classes. Finally, we suggest individual settings for reading support in the school context to ensure that all children learn to read and write.