Abstract
This study explored 21 elementary school preservice teachers’ learning
experience on early literacy assessment. In particular, it focused on what
knowledge and skills they perceived they gained after administrating Clay’s
Observation Survey with children in school. The participants received training on Clay’s Observation Survey and administered it during their field experience. Data
were collected from a questionnaire. Results showed that their confidence levels
in administrating Clay’s Observation Survey increased; they identified three early
literacy skills (pictures, letter–sound relationship, and basic concepts of print)
as the areas they learned the most; their comments on young children’s literacy
learning were general and did not provide any details.