Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
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National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

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School-Age Homeless Children: Crucial Transporters of Literacy Activities in the Shelter

  • Sadia Warsi, Ph. D. (Author) National-Louis University image/svg+xml
    Sadia Warsi, Ph. D. is an Assistant Professor in the Special Education Program at National-Louis University. My teaching interests involve introductory special education courses, literacy courses and teacher education courses. My research interests include literacy development of at-risk children, homelessness, immigrant families in special education, and qualitative research methodologies. I have also been a special education teacher in the Chicago Public Schools.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.22
Abstract
While research on emergent literacy development provides a comprehensive picture of the factors that are conducive to children’s early literacy development, environments of young preschool children living in overnight and residential shelters have not been investigated from an emergent literacy perspective. Results of my comprehensive study on the emergent literacy development of children living at a homeless shelter uncovered the role of older school-age children (among other factors) in providing unique opportunities for younger children’s literacy interactions. This article aims to describe these children’s activities in detail in an attempt to promote further research and discussion in the area of homeless children’s educational and literacy development.
Keywords
Preschool Children, Children, Environmental Influences, Case Studies, Role, Emergent Literacy
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Warsi, S. (2007). School-Age Homeless Children: Crucial Transporters of Literacy Activities in the Shelter. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2(1), 39-52. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.22

Winter 2007

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  • Submitted December 21, 2006
  • Published February 15, 2007
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