Information Package / Course Catalogue
School Adjustment and Early Literacy Education
Course Code: ÇGP217
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable pre-school teacher candidates to explain and evaluate school readiness, and to plan and implement activities that prepare children for primary school and facilitate their transition from pre-school programs to primary school, taking into account the differences between children and each other.

Course Content

Definition of school readiness and factors affecting readiness; dimensions of preparation for primary school (physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language, self-care skills), preparing activities for gaining school readiness competencies; importance of literacy preparation studies in preschool education, basic concepts, approaches to literacy, factors affecting reading achievement, development of literacy skills, early literacy, reading skills and sub-fields; Alphabet knowledge (pre-alphabet phase, logographic level, partial alphabet phase/semi-phonetic level, full alphabet phase, compound alphabet phase/pronunciation), phonological process skills (sound awareness, sound memory, sound use), verbal language skills and vocabulary development ; preparation for writing (print awareness), planning, implementation and evaluation of literacy preparation activities in accordance with the preschool education program

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Gülcenur KESEBİR
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the definition and dimensions of school readiness.
2.Compares the features of primary education programs with the features of preschool education program.
3.Students know and explain the importance of literacy preparation studies in pre-school education, basic concepts, literacy approaches, factors affecting reading achievement, and the development of literacy skills.
4.Students know and explain the development of phonological process skills (sound awareness, sound memory, sound use), verbal language skills and vocabulary
5.Students know the process of preparation for writing (print awareness).
6.Students know and apply planning, implementation and evaluation of literacy preparation activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Oktay, A. (2010). İlköğretime Hazırlık ve İlköğretim Programları. Ankara: PEGEM
2.lat, Ö. (2006). Okul öncesinde ilköğretime hazırlık. İstanbul: Morpa Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Examination of course content and plan
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of school readiness and factors affecting readiness
Week 3 - Theoretical
Dimensions of readiness (physical, social and emotional)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Dimensions of readiness (cognitive, language and self-care skills)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Preparing activities for gaining school readiness competencies
Week 6 - Theoretical
The importance of literacy preparation studies in early childhood, basic concepts, literacy approaches, factors affecting reading achievement, development of literacy skills
Week 7 - Theoretical
The importance of literacy preparation studies in early childhood, basic concepts, literacy approaches, factors affecting reading achievement, development of literacy skills
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Early literacy, reading skills and subfields
Week 10 - Theoretical
Phonological process skills (sound awareness, sound memory, sound use)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Verbal language skills and vocabulary development
Week 12 - Theoretical
Preparation for writing (print awareness)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Planning, implementation and evaluation of literacy preparation activities in accordance with the preschool education program
Week 14 - Theoretical
Planning, implementation and evaluation of literacy preparation activities in accordance with the preschool education program
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final examination
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice101230
Individual Work25214
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-6
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026