welcome parents to session 1 barnard asian pacific language academy
TRANSCRIPT
The Child
• “If reading came naturally, teaching reading would be a much easier job. Children would learn to read as readily as they learn to speak. Teachers would only need to give students the chance to practice their skills.”
• “But children don't learn to read just from being exposed to books. Reading must be taught. For many children, reading must be taught explicitly and systematically, one small step at a time.”
(Taken from Reading Rockets)
Print Awarenessa child's earliest introduction to literacy
Children who have an awareness of print:
• Understand that the squiggly lines on a page represent spoken language
• Understand that when adults read a book, what they say is linked to the words on the page
• Understand that print has different functions, for example, menus, signs, lists
• Understand that print is organized in a particular way for example, read from left to right and top to bottom