Making Every Book Making Every Book an Experiencean Experience

Facilitated byKrista Dawson Literacy Outreach CoordinatorRichmond Public Library

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Session Goals

• Explain program and relevance to your work

• Define Early Literacy • Show the difference between decoding and

comprehension• Walk through 5 Early Literacy Practices• Become more purposeful in book selection• Recognize the value of library partnership

Session Goals

Early Literacy Definition

Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they actually read and write!

The five practices: Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing and Playing help develop the six core early literacy skills.

As teachers, we need to be purposeful in selecting books to support each skill.

Reading is an essential life skill

Learning to read begins at birth

Parents and caregivers are a child’s first and best teachers

1. Experiences Build Brain Architecture - YouTube

Stand UP!

Time to wake up our brains!

Please build for meA house in a treeCalled the little tree house,The little tree house. I’d like to beIn a house in a treeCalled the little tree house,The little tree house.

  

Simplest thing.There isn’t much to it.You just climb a treeAnd nail everything to it. I’d like it so,Wherever I’d go,I’d sing of myLittle tree house.

Actions:•Tap your knees with your hands two times.Clap your hands two times.•Right-hand snap; then, clap your hands; left-hand snap; then clap your hands;•Touch your nose with your right hand; then, reach across your body to touchyour left shoulder. With your left hand, touch your nose; then, reach across to touch your right shoulder.•Touch your thumbs to your fingers three times.

Little Tree HouseFrom: Jingle in My Pocket CD by Sharon MacDonald

F Y ITo become successful readers, children need to:

ECRR 2nd Edition explains what early

literacy skills children need to develop in order

to learn to read.

• Learn a code• Understand its meaning

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F Y IReading is learning the code.

I can read.

ECRR 2nd Edition explains that reading is more

than decoding words. Good readers

understand the meaning of what they read.

Reading is understanding the meaning.

Leah is hipple when she roffs with her mom.

ECRR 2nd Edition explains that learning to decode words is the strongest predictor of early reading success.

What is decoding?

• Noticing print• Knowing letter names and sounds• Hearing the sounds that make up words

What is comprehension?

ECRR 2nd Edition explains that to be

good readers, children need to make sense

of (comprehend) what they read.

• Knowing what words mean (vocabulary)• Understanding the meaning of printed language

Five simple practices help childrenget ready to read.

Help children get ready to read with simple activities

every day.

ECRR 2nd Edition shows caregivers how talking

helps children get ready to read.

Talking:

Children learn about language by listening to parents and caregivers talk

and by joining in the conversation.

Gigantic

means VERY

BIG.

What does gigantic mean?

Singing helps childrenget ready to read.

Singing:

Songs are a natural way tolearn about language.

Reading is the single most important way to help children get

ready to read.

Reading:

Reading together or shared reading:

• Develops vocabulary and comprehension.• Nurtures a love for reading.• Motivates children to want to learn to read.

Writing helps childrenget ready to read.

Writing:

Reading and writing go together.

Playing helps childrenget ready to read.

Playing:

Children learn about language through different kinds of play.

Now let’s see the five Now let’s see the five practices in action…practices in action…

Today we will be using Jerry Pinkney’s

Three Little Kittens

Talking helps your childget ready to read.

We’re going on a picture walk.

We’re going to meet the three little kittens who lost their mittens.

How to take a Picture WalkPicture Walk…1.Look at the cover.

– Point out the title and author. – Talk about the cover illustration. – Ask children what they think the story is about.

2.“Walk” through the book, page by page. – Talk about the characters and predict what might

happen to them. – Make a guess about how the book will end. – Talk about the meaning of words that your

children may not know.

Singing helps your childget ready to read.

This is the way we wash our mittens,Wash our mittens, wash our mittens,This is the way we wash our mittens,Early in the morning.

This is the way we eat our pie,Eat our pie, eat our pie,This is the way we eat our pie,Early in the evening.

This is the way we say yum-yum,Say yum-yum, say yum-yum,This is the way we say yum-yum,Every day at dinner.

F Y I

Shared reading is the best way to help your child get

ready to read.

Let’s read the Three Little Kittens

Writing helps your childget ready to read.

Making Marks Drawing and Writing

Name Writing Word Writing

Reading and writing go together.

Writing

Reading and writing go together.Let’s write our names on our mittens

F Y I

Playing helps your childget ready to read.

Let’s retell the story of the

Three Little Kittens

Possible props:• Felt board pieces• Puppets• Props in centers• Sequence cards

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Let’s Review…

An awareness of Early Literacy Skills and Practices, helps you…

Purposefully select books for read aloud.

Integrate literacy activities throughout the day: TALK, SING, READ, WRITE,

PLAY!

Use in tandem with ITERS, ELLCO and your curriculum to ensure books are appropriate and available for your children.

Enhance those teachable moments.

Selecting Books Purposefully ELLCO Indicators

Relevant topicsVariety in difficulty levelsGraphic element types:

– Illustrations– Photographs– Cartoons– Other

Age appropriateMultiple genres:

– Fiction– poetry/rhyme– nonfiction – concept books

Diversity

ITERS-R IndicatorsPeopleRaceAgeAbilityAnimalsFamiliar ObjectsFamiliar RoutinesNature/Science

AND/OR

ITERS-R= Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale- Revised.ELLCO= Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation

Select Appropriate and Appealing Books

Bright colors

Content that kids relate to

Rhythmic writing

Photographs

Simple plot

Interactive

Variety of formsNonfiction too!

Rhyming

Characteristics of Good Books

Books for babies to 1 year: • Thick cardboard pages • Flexible cloth or vinyl pages • Small, chunky format • Simple, bright pictures or photos • Few or no words on a page • Themes that encourage sounds

(farm animals, vehicles, etc.)

Books for toddlers and twos: • Cardboard or thick paper pages • Repetition of words or phrases • Pictures that tell a story without

words • A story told in a few, simple words

• Nursery rhymes or rhyming words • Stories about familiar, everyday

things • Simple concepts like colors or

shapes

Books for preschoolers:• Increasingly more complicated

stories • Stories about different cultures and

places • Folktales • Stories about issues children face

(fears, separation, starting school) • Rhyming text or poetry • Humorous plots or characters • Non-fiction subjects • Color, letter or number themes

Books are always available and at child’s level

How do you display books?

Encourage Free Exploration with Books

This may mean mouthing the books… stacking them … or…Lining books

up in a row… OR reading

Books as Transition Tools

Where can you add books to your day?

Make Reading a Part of Your Daily Routine

Where does reading fit into your routines?

Not Just Books…

Nursery Rhymes

Music/Movement

SigningFlannel Boards

Puppets Fingerplays

•Be sensitive to children’s attempts to communicate: verbal/nonverbal

•Positive vs. Negative responses; timely•Adding words to actions •Skillful interpretation; follow through•Conversation•Add words and ideas•Simple questioning•Balance talking/listening

Language Development Supports

Important Virginia Resources

http://www.earlychildhood.virginia.gov/documents/Competencies.pdf

http://www.earlychildhood.virginia.gov/documents/milestones.pdf

http://www.smartbeginnings.org/Portals/5/PDFs/VSQI/Toolkit_7_5_11_2.pdf

Virginia’s Foundation Blocks For Early Learning: Comprehensive Standards for Four Year Olds

Final Thoughts…

Get a library card and have great materials always at your disposal!

Get to know your local children’s librarian- they are a great resource!

Talk, Sing, Read, Write and Play every day!

Thank you for the opportunity to work with you today. Please feel free to call or email

with questions or successes!

Krista Dawson646-4147

Krista.dawson@richmondgov.com