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

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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!