LITERACY and READING Early Childhood 1 A READING

LITERACY and READING Early Childhood 1 A

READING FACTS: 4 Learning to read requires a combination of many SKILLS. 4 A child’s success in learning to read is affected more by reading related experiences that a child has BEFORE entering school than the reading related experiences a child has AFTER he/she enters school. 4 Children who are READ to REGULARLY are better readers.

1. Literacy is the ability to READ and WRITE. 2. Reading and writing are forms of COMMUNICATION. Words are a form of COMMUNICATION. 3. Name 5 different sources you could use to see words everyday: 4 Signs 4 Comic Strips 4 Directions of food / labels / recipes 4 Newspaper 4 Directions for Toys 4 Books

If a child can SEE other people read they will learn that READING is IMPORTANT!

TYPES of BOOKS: 4 Board Books 4 Picture Books 4 Chapter Books (Pictures can be real, animated or sketched)

PARTS of BOOK: 4 Author 4 Illustrator 4 Theme / Moral

Story Telling

CHARACTERISTICS of a Good STORY TELLER: Voice - Change tone & pitch Facial Expression Eye Contact Speed - Slow Down Volume - Loud enough for whole group Speak Clearly

READ STORY BEFORE TELLING! Be FAMILIAR with story. Know VOCABULARY in story. Feel the FLOW of the story.

WHAT DO BOOKS TEACH? t e b a lph A Wor ds Rhyming m a r G r a m Co nc Relationships ep ts

ECONOMICAL WAYS TO GET BOOKS: Gifts Used Store Yard & Garage Sales Libraries Trade / Children out grow

C. R. O. W. S. C. Completion-Fill in the blanks/Rhyming Words R. Retell-Child tells story in own words O. Open-Ended-Child Responds “Tell me about…” W. Wh-? ’s- What-When-Where-Who & Why questions S. Schema-Relate to the child’s life

LITERACY: Writing & the ABC’s Ways to Learn the ABC’s … without holding a pencil!

4 As a child begins to use drawings to represent different ideas, they are beginning to write. 4 Straight lines and circles begin to represent items in their lives.

PRE-WRITING Activities 4 Two skills are needed before a child can successfully write manuscript: • Small muscle coordination • Hand-eye coordination

SMALL MUSCLE Activities: 4 Any activities where the child is using their fingers will help to develop these small muscles. 4 Needed to hold a pencil and make basic strokes 4 Some examples of activities are: • Puzzles - building blocks, play dough, clay, rubber stamps, magnet letters, small cars and trucks, crayons, etc.

EYE-HAND Coordination 4 The allows the child’s hand to react to what the eye sees. 4 These activities will help the child to develop writing skills: • Drawing, tracing, cutting, painting, pasting, finger paints, typing (key boards) lacing cards, stringing items, etc. 4 Try it……

Summarize the Article Early Literacy 4 Do not need to practice the Zaner-Bloser writing system