Every ChildReady to Read
@ Dallas
Every ChildReady to Read
@ Dallas
Public Library AssociationAssociation for Library Service to Children
Pre-Readers
A Sailor Went to SeaToddler Sing Playtime
A sailor went to see, see, seeTo see what he could see, see, seeBut all that he could see, see, seeWas the bottom of the deep blue
sea, sea, sea•Clap, clap clap•Stomp, stomp, stomp•Oo-ah-choo-ah
• Help children enjoy language, books and reading
• Six early literacy skills• Art activities to reinforce skills
Today’s WorkshopToday’s
Workshop
Effects of Starting Early
Effects of Starting Early
YOU Are Important• YOU,,parents and caregivers know your
children best
• Children learn by doing.
• Children model parents’ behavior
• First five years set the stage
What do they do?What do you do with them?
Four- and Five-Year-
Olds
WHAT IS EARLY LITERACY?
WHAT IS EARLY LITERACY?
Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read or write.
Six Skills To Get Ready to Read
•Print Motivation•Phonological Awareness
•Vocabulary•Narrative Skills•Print Awareness•Letter Knowledge
Print Motivatio
nChild’s interest in and enjoyment of books
Art Connection• Bookmaking• Draw a picture/character• Make something in story• Favorite part of picture• Rebus story• Create puppets
Vocabulary
Knowing the names of things
Art Connection• Name book• Coffee can theatre• Paintings/photos• Emotion cards
Narrative Skills
The ability to describe
things and events, and to tell stories
Art Connection• Fingerplays• Acting out story• Drawing • Storytelling• Puppets
Art Activity
1
2 3
Print Awareness
• Noticing print everywhere
• Knowing how to handle a book• Knowing how we
followthe words on a
page
Art Connection• Drawing • Painting• Letter/Mailbox• Signs
Labeling/Environmental Print Activity
Labeling/Environmental Print Activity
Knowing that letters are different from each
other,that they have different names and relate to
sounds
Letter Knowledge
Art Connection•Clay•Name books•Real life examples
Name Book Activity•Child’s name on cover•One letter on each page•Draw, cut images
Phonological Awareness
The ability to hear andplay with the smaller
sounds in words
Art Connection•Sing •Musical instruments•Music with words•Poems
Making Connections
•What the child does•Relate to early literacy
skills
Language Has Rhythm
• Itsy, Bitsy Spider• Nursery Rhymes• Children’s songs
Games for Phonological Awareness
Games for Phonological Awareness
•Say it Slow, Say it Fast•Letter-Sound Day
Say It Slow
Say It Fast
Game
carrotcar rot
Start with: w, p, b, d, t, m, n, h, y
Last: j, l, r.
Listen for sounds in words. .
Letter-Sound DayThe Sounds
Helpful Hints: Keep It Fun
• Not too easy or too difficult.• Pay close attention to what your child can and
cannot do.• Follow child’s lead. Use toys, books and words
that interest your child.• Have fun! Stop before you or your child become
frustrated.• Be helpful. Praise your child for all efforts even
if the answers are not always correct. Teach the correct answer, but do not expect perfection.
• Do not correct speech errors at this time. The goal is to learn that words can come apart, not perfect speech.
• Encourage the whole family to play!
Questions
Every Child Ready to Read
@ DallasWe learn as we have
fun.We have fun as we
learn.
Pass it on!
Every Child Ready to Read
@ DallasWe learn as we have
fun.We have fun as we
learn.
Pass it on!
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