<p>The purpose of this study is to contribute with knowledge about parents’ perceptions of the meaning of early (0-6 years old) language stimulation of their children.</p><p> </p><p>By doing interviews with open questions the parents’ perspective and perceptions became visible, based on the following issues:</p><p>Which perceptions do parents of children in preschool have of early language stimulation?</p><p>How do parents of children in preschool describe their work with language at home?</p><p>How do parents of children in preschool think of the cooperation between preschool and the home in childrens’ language development?</p><p> </p><p>The conclutions to been drawn from the findings of this study are that parents of children in preschool see that it is important to start language stimulation directly at birth, in everyday life and in social situations. The results also shows that parents are connecting language with dialects, conflicts and that parental involvement in the preschool language development is influenced by parents own engagement.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:kau-5180 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Lindberg, Ida |
| Publisher | Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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