ERIC Number: EJ1492050
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2026-Jan
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
EISSN: EISSN-1936-2714
Available Date: 2025-11-19
Stories and Sequences: Supporting Computational Thinking through Literacy in Early Childhood
Reading Teacher, v79 n4 e70028 2026
Early literacy experiences, including reading and writing, serve as meaningful backdrops for teachers in early childhood contexts to support and embed both computational thinking and computer science into classroom instruction. This article shares how interactive in-class instruction that is embedded within rich literacy experiences and computer science concepts allow young children to think deeply about books that are read to them and engage in forms of creative composition. Examples of common children's books are used to demonstrate and provide opportunities for children to develop early comprehension and composition skills that intersect with computational thinking skills and computer science competencies in naturalistic and unplugged classroom contexts.
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Literacy Education, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction, Young Children, Creative Writing, Childrens Literature, Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, Computer Science
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www-wiley-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2031394
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA; 2Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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