The relationship of parents towards their pre-school children regarding family literacy

Information has a growing importance in modern society. Children face different types of pressure at every step; they are already discovering and recognizing different types of literacy in the pre-school period. The aim of the bachelor's thesis entitled The Relationship of Parents towards their Pre-School Children regarding Family Literacy is to find out what the views are of parents about family literacy and how parents encourage children's literacy. In the theoretical part, I introduce literacy and different types of literacy. I focus on family literacy and describe the different approaches of different families, the influence and role of the adult in promoting children's literacy and family reading. Finally, I also present research on family literacy and some projects and programs that promote family literacy. In the empirical part, I present the results of the questionnaire, which I distributed to the parents of pre-school children in several units of the Pedenjped kindergarten. I was interested in their opinion on developing children's literacy at home and the frequency of implementing various activities of family literacy. The research has shown that parents are important in developing children's literacy in their home environment, and that their influence on future educational success has mixed opinions. Parents read regularly with the child, and they often talk about reading in general. Most parents, together with the child, visit the library at least once a month. Various activities, such as writing a payment card and shopping lists, involve children only occasionally, however, they spend a lot of time talking to the child about the day-to-day events