San Diego State University What is Emergent Literacy Psychology Questions

1. What are the stages of learning to read? Describe the tasks that children master in each of the stages of learning to read from Stage 0 to Stage 3. Give some examples of your own experience going through these stages. What is the Matthew Effect in reading proficiency and why is reading proficiency important?

2. What is Emergent Literacy? What is the essential difference between emergent literacy and mature reading? What are some components of emergent literacy that we might not think of when we think of mature literacy? What experiences support emergent literacy? Reflect on the presence or absence of these experiences in your own or a peer’s life. What was the effect on developing literacy?