Cain, KateO'Carroll, ShelleyOakhill, JaneKlop, DaleenSmith, Annelien2024-07-222024-07-222023Cain, K., O’Carroll, S., Oakhill, J., Klop, D., & Smith, A. (2023). Exploring the impact of a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. A description of the Afrikaans children in the study sample. Wordworks: Cape Town.https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/1593https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/1502More information about the Little Stars training programme and materials can be found at: www.wordworks.org.zaThis is the fourth in a series of five research briefs that explore the impact of Little Stars, a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. This brief describes the Afrikaans children in the study, their home learning environment and their early development across different developmental domains.enEarly languageEarly literacySouth AfricaNarrativeVocabularyELOMHome learning environmentAfrikaans4- and 5-year-olds