Construct intercorrelations for children's early literacy skills

Juppri Bacotang and Adibah Abdul Latif and Nurfarhana Diana Mohd Nor and Siti Farhana Md. Yasin and Connie Shin @ Connie Cassy Ompok and Nur Suhaidah Sukor and Jusiah Idang (2022) Construct intercorrelations for children's early literacy skills. PENDETA Journal of Malay Language, Education and Literature, 13. pp. 70-83. ISSN 1823-6812

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Abstract

This article explains about the construct correlation of early literacy skills for children aged 3+ to 4+. The researchers used a survey which involved 222 children with 119 children aged 3+, and 103 children aged 4+. The study locations were 12 nurseries or kindergartens within Perak and Selangor. The achievement of children’s early literacy skills was assessed using the Early Literacy Skills Indicator (ELSI) which covered five main constructs, namely language and communication, print awareness, phonological awareness, narrative comprehension, and early writing. The Pearson coefficient correlation was used to determine correlation between each construct of early literacy skills and the items. Findings of the intercorrelation analysis showed that there were very strong, strong and moderate, and significant positive correlations between each construct and the items. This study was able to elucidate items or specific skills for each construct of early literacy skills. Besides, this study could also assist parents and educators to expose comprehensive early literacy skills to children aged 3+ to 4+.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	construct intercorrelations, early literacy skills, language and communication, print awareness, phonological awareness, narrative comprehension, early writing, early childhood
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF1-990 Psychology > BF636-637 Applied psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC31-1245 Internal medicine > RC321-571 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry > RC346-429 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders > RC435-571 Psychiatry > RC512-569.5 Psychopathology > RC530-552 Neuroses
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Education and Sport Studies
Depositing User:	JUNAINE JASNI -
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2025 10:56
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2025 10:56
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/45176

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