Early Literacy Developmental Activities and Pre-Kindergarten Learning Skills in the Context of Childhood Adversity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

School readiness (SR) encompasses a wide range of skills that affect children's ability to succeed in school and later in life. Shared reading is an important strategy that assists children in gaining SR skills, whereas adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) negatively affect a child's SR. This study assessed if early literacy developmental activities (shared reading, singing, or storytelling) were associated with improved SR among children with and without ACEs.

Methods

2020-2021 National Survey of Children's Health data were used for analysis. We identified children aged 3-5 years to assess their exposure to ACEs, participation in reading/storytelling/singing, and overall SR.

Results

In a sample of 17,545 children, 29% of children were exposed to one or more

SUBMITTER: Crosh CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12767630 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature