Učinek vrtca na otrokov govorni razvoj : slovenska vzdolžna študija

slovenian

2006

volume 57 = 123, issue 5

family   Slovenia

Zveza društev pedagoških delavcev Slovenije

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to study the effect of preschool on children's language development in connection with the age at which children enrol in preschool and children's family environments. The sample included children who attended a Slovenian preschool and/or a Slovenian primary school at the last assessment. Approximately half of the children in the sample began attending preschool at the age of 1 and the other half at theage of 3. We first assessed the children when they were approximately 3 years old and they were then followed for 3 years. Children's language competence was assessed four times at one-year intervals and the quality of the children's family environment twice (when the children were approximetely 4 and 6 years old). The results obtained indicate that the effect of preschool alone, or age at preschool enrolment, is low but increases in combination with the education of the children's mothers. Preschool has a statistically significant effect on the language development of children whose mothers have a low education level and who often have a less stimulating family environment. The results also show that the effect of the mother's education on a child's language development increases with the child's age.

16.09.2009