Enhancing early literacy development of the children via finger games
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It is widely known that culture in any form has a great impact on forming education. At this point, we can see so many tools
to be used as both cultural and educational mediators in teaching and learning process. Finger games is one the most
important agents to educate the children in early years. Furthermore, finger games contribute to the development of
children including language, cognitive, physical, social etc., domains. The aim of the study is to analyze and define the
contributions of finger games to the early literacy development of the children in early years. In this process, 97 pre-service
preschool teachers and 10 preschool master students were requested to respond the open-ended questions related to the
usage and effects of finger games on early literacy development of the children. The data handled were aggregated on the
basis of content analysis technique. As a last remark, some recommendations were made to the preschool teachers and
parents about the use of finger games to facilitate the early literacy development of the children as an effective educational
tool.
Keywords: Finger games, early literacy, preschoolers, educational tool, developmental domains.
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