The Importance of Literacy in the Home Language
The View From Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3360967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susana A Eisenchla (0000-0002-7700-8444, Griffith University), Andrea C Schalley (0000-0003-1323-1548, Griffith University), Diana Guillemin (0000-0002-5309-1052, Griffith University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244013507270 |
| OpenAlex | W2123188304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 37 |
While advantages of literacy in the home language have been widely documented, the Australian education system has not been proactive in providing institutional support for its development. This paper investigates the impact of (il)literacy in the home language on the academic, affective, and social development of bilingual/multilingual children and proposes principles that home-language-literacy programs should meet to be effective. It discusses programs that, although designed to develop literacy or second-language proficiency mainly in classroom contexts, could be easily adapted to address the needs of the linguistically and culturally diverse Australian context. We argue that the cost of not investing in successful home-language-literacy programs will be higher in the long run than their implementation costs and recommend that Australia should consider supporting grassroots home-language-literacy programs in a push to improve overall literacy outcomes for Australian home-language speakers
Grassroots · Language proficiency · Literacy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Education Systems and Policy · Medicine · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Citations per year | 2,91 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |