The written language in the final stage of preschool education

• Main Author: Maria Helena Martins da Cruz Horta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti 2015-12-01
• Series: Saber & Educar
• Subjects: abordagem à linguagem escrita; educação pré-escolar; educadoras de infância; projeto curricular de grupo; intencionalidade educativa
• Online Access: http://revista.esepf.pt/index.php/sabereducar/article/view/154

The main objective of this qualitative study, which adopted a multiple case study approach, is to learn about the process of methodology of the written language in the final stage of preschool education, in kindergartens located in Eastern Algarve and belonging to the public network of the Ministry of Education. The study shows that the way in which the approach to written language in preschool education takes place is the result of a set of variables of diverse nature: the management curriculum developed; the perspective that each protagonist has of the written language (a form of expression and communication); their attitude vis-à-vis early conceptions about the written language of children (an attitude of support and stimulation); the assurance offered to children so that they can feel confident about their knowledge and learning in the transition to the next educational level, making them believe that they are capable of achieving it.