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

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

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

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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.