Jenny Miglis Sandvik|Victor H. P. van Daal|H.J. Adèr
Emergent literacy: Preschool teachers’ beliefs and practices
University of Stavanger|Edge Hill University
present study reports construction research instrument developed examine preschool teachers beliefs practices relation emergent literacy 130item survey preschool literacy survey pls completed total 90 preschool teachers norway items grouped homogenous scales relationship beliefs practices examined using structural equation modelling structural model preschool teachers compared qualitative way structural model random group preschool teachers n 54 participated literacyawareness training look whether effects literacyawareness training could assessed pls main results show teachers took part literacyawareness training homogeneous respect beliefs practices beliefs strongly underpinned beliefs specific role preschool teacher beliefs practices consistent current research finally seems literacyawareness programme affected beliefs rather practices preschool teachers pls contribute research early literacy preschools preschool teacher training discussed