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EML1501 Assignment 4 Due Sepe

EML1501 Assignment 4 Due Sepember 2024

Essay-type questions

NB: This assignment is COMPULSORY for all students registered for this module.

Assignment 04 comprises essay-type questions. These questions are designed to help you work through study unit 3 and 4 of your online study guide.

Question

1.1 Learning to read and write are both social and cognitive endeavours. Children learn from parents, siblings, teachers and their peers. They copy what they see from these knowledgeable others and also make their own sense of the written words. Allow children to scribble around and read their scribbles to you.
Based on the above excerpt, answer the following questions:

1.1a. Justify why reading is regarded as essential for children’s social and cognitive development.

By Strickland et al. (2004):

Foundation for Literacy:
Reading is a cornerstone of literacy, which begins early in life and is a continuous process…..