LITERACY: Writing & the ABC’s

Ways to Learn the ABC’s …

without holding a pencil!

GOODBYE SONGGOODBYE SONG (Tune: Popeye the Sailor Man)(Tune: Popeye the Sailor Man)

• The morning has just flown by I The morning has just flown by I bet I can tell you why Ever bet I can tell you why Ever since it's begun We've had so since it's begun We've had so much fun Now it's time to say much fun Now it's time to say goodbye... Goodbye (clap clap) goodbye... Goodbye (clap clap) Goodbye (clap clap) It's time to Goodbye (clap clap) It's time to say goodbyesay goodbye

Nonsense Stories #1Participate in the Nonsense

Stories by selecting a sentences

from one of

the group of eight

statements.

Nonsense Stories #2(Make up a story as you go)

Use the formula to create another version of a story:

1. Name a person or animal.2. Their means of transportation.3. Where the action is taking place.4. What he is doing there.5. Why he is doing it.6. An encounter with someone or something

unexpected.7. What happens from this encounter.8. How it is resolved.

Story Telling

CURSED TEXT

On this, Sopt 1708, the rseidnets of Grave’s End fuoght a btatle agiasnt the priate Captain E. Ville Dewar and his wckied cerw. The btatle wnet on for tirheten dyas and edend Octoebr 31, when the ctizeins sank their sihp. Some say the veengful Captain apaeprs ervey Haloleewn to cuase msicheif in the twon. Msot cizitnes rfesus to bleeive in the ghsot leegnd, clalnig it “nnonesse.”

READING FACTS: Early Language and literacy (reading and writing) development

begins in the first three years of life and is closely linked to a child's earliest experiences with books, stories, and interaction with people.

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.

Early literacy develops in real life settings through interactions with literacy materials and people.– Signs – Directions of food / labels / recipes / toys– Newspaper – Books

Most Importantly: Children who are READ to REGULARLY

are better readers.

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

3 guarantees to improve language, raise a reader, and learn in school.– READ, SING, and TALK with them

HandwritingHandwriting

Child’s NameChild’s Name TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO

LEARN HOW TO SPELL THE CHILD’S NAME CORRECTLY!

ALWAYS CONFIRM THE SPELLING OF A NAME UNTIL YOU HAVE IT MEMORIZED!

PRE-WRITING Activities

Two skills are needed before a child can successfully write manuscript:

•Small muscle coordination•Hand-eye coordination

SMALL MUSCLE Activities: Any activities where the child is

using their fingers will help to develop these small muscles.

Needed to hold a pencil and make basic strokes

Some examples of activities are:

•Puzzles - building blocks, play dough, clay, rubber stamps, magnet letters, small cars and trucks, crayons, etc.

EYE-HAND Coordination This allows the child’s hand to

react to what the eye sees. 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.

As a child begins to use drawings to represent different ideas, they are beginning to write.

Straight lines and circles begin to represent items in their lives.

Make writing & letters FUN!

The majority of preschool children lack the small muscle control and eye-hand coordination, at first, for traditional writing methods.

Provide a variety of ABC activities for the children.

Early Writing/ABC activities:• Without holding a pencil• Sensory letter activities • Games, songs, books• Label on items • Word and letter recognition in familiar names and

signs

MANUSCRIPT WRITING

ZANER BLOSER First they learn curved and straight lines Second they learn round letters (O, C) and curved

letters (S, D). Curved letters that have intersections (B, R) Letters with diagonal lines (K, X) and horizontal

lines (L, H) litoadcefgjqusbhprnvywkxz 12345678910 Letters made with lines and circles are easiest

Handwriting TestHandwriting TestToday is your handwriting test Today is your handwriting test

on correct printing.on correct printing.Write the entire Alphabet, Write the entire Alphabet,

numbers 1-10 and Your First numbers 1-10 and Your First and Last Name – Correctly!and Last Name – Correctly!

Create an Create an Illustrated StoryIllustrated Story

and other activitiesand other activities