Dear Parents,

I, Hannah James Jupinon of FIN no. G1531061N am currently attending the WSQ
Professional Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Educaton. Under this unit, Unit 9:
Young Children's Language & Literacy Education. I am required to do a short survey
and observation for group of children to meet the requirements of the assessment. I
seek your understanding in allowing me to observe your child and to carry out a
survey with the parents of the child. The questions in this questionnaire is to gather
information on a childs language and literacy background information. The
information will be kept confidential and fictitious name will be used instead.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
QUESTIONNAIRE
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Questions
Read aloud to child
Set aside special time each
day to read to child
Read aloud a variety of
books
Reread favourite books
Talk about books, read
together
Ask child questions about the
book
Provid opportunities for child
to look at books and other
printed materials on own
Child knows the features of
book (eg: cover of the book,
author, illustrator)
Child knows the printed
letters and words run from
left to right and from top to
bottom
Practice saying the alphabet
with child
Child is able to recognize
letters of the alphabet
Child is able to distinguish
between
uppercase
and
lowercase letters.
Help child learn the sounds
of each letter
Child is able to write the letter

Never

Scales
Sometimes

Often

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of alphabet
Child is able to write his/her
name
Choose books to read alound
that focus on sounds,
rhyming and alliteration (the
use of the same beginning
consonant sound eg: Peter
Piper pick a peck of pickled
pepper)
Have child sing or say a
familiar nursery rhyme or
song