A longitudinal study of literacy development
from the year prior to school to the first
four years of school
University of South Australia, Edith Cowan University and University of New England.
This project is a continuation of work published in the report 100 Children Go To School (1998). The report will provide information on longitudinal literacy outcomes of a sample group of children's school experiences from preschool to the first four years of school. The school sites selected were chosen to bring in a range of Australian contexts including family, financial resources, home language, gender, ethnicity and geographic location. Research data was compiled from classroom observations and activities, including behavioural observations in relation to literacy exercises in the classrooms, interviews with parents and teachers, institutional documents and the children's work samples in relation to their literacy development. The site reports also outline the children's community and home life and how it reflects their school life and literacy development.