It takes a village

Investigating the scaffolding strategies of writing development to support early literacy among Nova Scotians of African descent communities

Bibliographic Data

ID21729903
AuthorsSylvia Chanda Kalindi (Mount Saint Vincent University), Susan Brigham (Mount Saint Vincent University), George Frempong (0000-0002-8509-7539)
Year2024
Volume26
Issue2
Pages78-100
Publication date2024-07-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1038-1562 • E-ISSN: 1839-4728
PublisherUniversity of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.20360/langandlit29743
OpenAlexW4400281106
LanguageEN
References cited8

Several stakeholders, such as community groups, government officials, parents, guardians, and educators have shown concern about the achievement gap between Nova Scotia learners of African descent and their predominantly White peers. Using the African proverb ‘It takes a village’ as a framework, this study involved parents, extended family members and caregivers of children aged 4 to 6 years to explore the scaffolding strategies employed as well as the experiences of participants when supporting children’s emergent writing skills during COVID-19 pandemic. Survey and focus group sessions demonstrated how participants frequently scaffolded emergent writing using highly effective strategies including Africentric approaches. The importance of ‘It takes a village’ proverb in enhancing literacy developmenthas also been established

Developmental psychology · Ethnology · Focus group · Linguistics · Literacy · Nova scotia · Pedagogy · Sociology · Anthropology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Education and Technology Integration · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development

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