now let’s see the five practices in action…
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Now let’s see the five practices in action…. Today we will be using Jerry Pinkney’s Three Little Kittens. We’re going on a picture walk. We’re going to meet the three little kittens who lost their mittens. . Talking helps your child get ready to read. How to take a Picture Walk …. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Now let’s see the five 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 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.
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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
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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?
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
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 librarians- they are a great resource!
Krista Dawson [email protected]
Talk, Sing, Read, Write and Play every day!