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LITERACY IN PRESCHOOL

Staff Development

Friday, January 18, 2013

Alyce Anderson

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WHAT IS LITERACY? United Nations Educational, Scientific,

and Cultural Organization defines it as the “ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.”

It is a continuum of learning Various types of literacy (ex. Visual,

auditory, etc.)

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HAVE THE BOYS BEEN EXPOSED TO LITERACY??

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LITERACY Literacy is NOT JUST BOOKS!!!!!!! Creative Curriculum describes seven

components of literacy for children ages 3-5:

* literacy as a source of enjoyment *vocabulary and language *phonological awareness *knowledge of print *letters and words *comprehension *books and other texts

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WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY?

Preschool Children learn through play An environment with literacy will help a

child in all areas of development now and in the future

Refer to pages: 536, 540, 546, 551, 556, 561 and 566

These pages are good evidence to people that children do learn in preschool while playing

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SUPPORTING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Children learn English faster when the home language is still used in the home

It is important for children to keep their primary cultural identity

Levels of learning a second language: *pages 582-584 *chart gives good strategies for

teachers and families to use when they observe children in the noted phases

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STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Pages 585-587 Cultural supports Social-emotional supports Environmental supports Oral-language supports Literacy supports Family partnership supports

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SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Pages 590-591 Remember development is on a

continuum Remember to include ALL children with

planning Full participation is the goal with all

children

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TIPS TO SHARE WITH FAMILIES

Pages 604, 617, 626, 632, 641 and 647 Deciphering and using the method of

communication that works best for the families is key

Stressing to the families their importance in the child’s education is critical

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TOOTH TROUBLE .

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TOOTH TROUBLE ACTIVITY

Small group activity Examples of what can be implemented

in your given center with this book With each example, give two objectives

(at least) that can be shown

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TOOTH TROUBLE Blocks *Construct a city to include a dentist’s

office and other community helpers (Objectives 2.c, 3.a, 14.a)

Dramatic Play *Create a dentist’s office (Objectives 1.b, 4, 7.a, 20.a, 31)

Math *Graph- What color is my toothbrush? (Objectives 8.a, 13, 22)

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TOOTH TROUBLE, CONT. Science *Experiment- 3 eggs in 3 containers

with different liquids (Objectives 8.c, 11.d, 12.b, 24)

Sensory/Sand/Water Table *Putting toothbrushes, as well as false

teeth, etc. in the table for the children to explore

(Objectives 7.a, 9.a, 29)

Toys and Games *Making teeth/mouth out of Play-doh (Objectives 12.b, 21.a, 25)

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TOOTH TROUBLE, CONT. Writing *Write and draw about a visit to the

dentist or their favorite part of the book (Objectives 9.d, 10.a, 16.b, 19)

Art *Paint w/toothbrushes and white paint

on yellow tooth-shaped construction paper

(Objectives 7.b, 14.a, 26)

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TOOTH TROUBLE, CONT. Circle Time *Bubble Chart- What do we know about

Wilbur? (Objectives 10, 17, 18)

Outdoors *Germ Obstacle Course (Set up

obstacles for children to go around, under, over, etc. pretending they are germs)

(Objectives 5, 6, 35, 36)

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IN CONCLUSION Literacy can be found in all areas of a

child’s environment Planning appropriate activities in every

center and throughout the day will enhance every child’s interests and learning

However, be flexible in teaching as well Include families in the discussion

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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?????

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REFERENCES The Plurality of Literacy and its implications for Policies

and Programs. UNESCO Education Sector Position Paper: 13. 2004. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001362/136246e.pdf.

Dodge, Diane T., Heroman, Cate, Colker, Laura J., Bickart, Toni S. 2010). The Creative Curriculum for Preschool. Washington: Teaching Strategies.