Functional Literacy in Early Education

Authors

Katelyn Welch, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Lakeisa Boykin, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Thais Petrcelli, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow

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Description

The significance of this project is to promote, adapt, and incorporate occupational functional literacy components in the current reading program in second grade. By educating professionals inside the school system to establish a mindset that literacy is not just reading books it will also develop skills to improve functional activities and instrumental activities of daily living in the classroom with second-grade students.

Publication Date

Spring 5-22-2023

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

Functional Literacy; Early Education; Occupational Therapy

Medical Subject Headings

Schools; Literacy; Reading, Occupational Therapy; Students

Disciplines

Elementary Education | Language and Literacy Education | Occupational Therapy

Comments

Poster presented at the Spring 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on April 4 and April 12, 2023.

Recommended Citation

Welch, K., Boykin, L., & Petrcelli, T. (2023, May 22). Functional Literacy in Early Education. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonesspring2023/31