1-2-3 Literacy ClassFebruary 9, 2014

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Developing Literacy Skills for Babies Developmental Milestones for birth to age 3 The importance of oral language development Finger-plays, Rhythm, and Song Enhancing thinking skills during a read aloud Concept of Story and Story Grammar Book Handling Skills and Concepts of Print Promoting Literacy without a Book…… WHAT? Writing and the A-B-C’s What to expect in Kindergarten – the look of the books

Let’s make this the name of the game this evening!Feel confident to share, ask questions, and get the

most out of our hour together.

Developing Literacy Skills for Babies

Babies may begin to view book experiences as pleasurable.

Books are considered toys at this stage.Read aloud to children ~ make it expressive and

fun!Fabric, plastic, or board books are easiest for

babies to hold.Develop routines.

Developmental Milestones

The link below has an easy to read chart of developmental milestones to include Motor

Development, Cognitive Development, and What Parents Can Do.... beginning at birth...

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/face-new/pdf/board-books/developmental-milestones-chart.pdf

Oral Language Development

o Everyday activities provide wonderful opportunities to engage in conversation and develop language skills.

o TALK ~ TALK ~ TALK – be sure to get beyond pure “business talk”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzvintTlBNs

o A reliable indicator of reading comprehension success in grade 3 is actually a child’s verbal abilities at age 3!

By Age 3.......

Dr. Todd Risley, Georgetown Univ.

Average Family

Has heard 20 million

words

Has vocabulary of about 700

words

Interactive / Talkative Family

Has heard 35 million

words

Has vocabulary of about 1,100

words

Nonactive Family

Has heard <10 million

words

Has vocabulary of about 500

words

Singing ~ Dancing ~ Finger Plays

http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/babies-toddlers/finger-plays.htmhttp://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/babies-toddlers/nursery-rhymes.htmhttp://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/babies-toddlers/games.htmhttp://library.missouristate.edu/meyer/crc/fingerplays.pdf

Read Aloud to your Little Ones ~ Why?

Builds schema Increases motivation, excitement, and

stamina for reading Increases listening comprehensionProvides opportunities to infer,

predict, summarize, THINKBuilds vocabularyProvides opportunities to wonder,

imagine, and explore ...just to name a few...

Story Grammar and Concept of Story

• Beginning – Middle - End • Characters• Setting• Problem (Action/Event)• Solution (a goal, and attempt to solve a problem)• Outcome of Actions (resolution)• Reaction (the character’s feelings about the

outcome)

Concepts of Print

book handlingbook orientation conceptsprint conveys the message

directionality (left to right, and return sweep)one-to-one matching

concept of first and lastmeaning of: . ? !

concept of letter vs. word

• In the car... at home... anywhere...look for objects and talk about words that rhyme.

• Read poems to enjoy the natural rhythm and sounds of our language. • Play with Sounds ~ clap out syllables• Play I Spy: "I spy something that begins like 'ball'."• Go on a scavenger hunt ~ gather 3 items from the kitchen that start

with a /k/sound (just an example...)• Look through books; identify pictures; ask your child to produce the

beginning or ending sound in the word.

Phonological Awareness

PA on the Run

Give these a try….Clap the number of words in sentences.Clap the number of syllables in words.

Play rhyming games.Produce the initial sounds in words.

Blending activitiesSegmenting activities

Writing and the A-B-C’s

Encourage drawing and writing Make lists, menus, or create greeting cards Draw a favorite character from a story Invented spelling is good! (and developmentally appropriate) Don’t force the learning Do rainbow letters, rainbow names, rainbow words Make a paint bag (demonstrated during the class) Sing the A-B-C song to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – there is no such letter as “LMNO”

Mary Had A Little Lamb

 

A B C D E F G

H I J

K L M

N O P Q R S T

U V W X Y Z

A Kindergarten book might look like this…~ highly repetitive

~ strong picture support~ many sight words

Please don’t forget about nonfiction texts. They are engaging and

informative!

1-2-3 Literacy ClassFebruary 9, 2014

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