Roma children not attending preschool education: supporting early literacy skills with music and creative drama based program

Tezcan T., TEMEL Z. F.

Intercultural Education, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14675986.2026.2622850
  • Dergi Adı: Intercultural Education
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Public Affairs Index
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: creative drama, Early literacy, music, preschool education, Roma children
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to examine the effects of the Music and Creative Drama-Based Early Literacy Education Program on the early literacy skills of Roma children aged 4–5 years. A total of twenty-two Roma children, residing in a specific neighbourhood, were included in the study. Data were collected using the Child-Family Demographic Information Form, the Gazi Early Childhood Development Assessment Tool, and the Early Literacy Skills Assessment Tool. Following the pre-test assessments, the Music and Creative Drama-Based Early Literacy Education Program, developed by the researcher, was implemented with the participating Roma children over a period of 10 weeks, with three sessions per week. As a result, the programme was found to positively influence the children’s early literacy skills, including phonological awareness, print awareness, pre-writing skills, alphabet and letter knowledge, verbal language, and vocabulary development.