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Encouraging a love of reading in your child
Early Literacy in Action: Print Awareness
Presenter: Kelsie Nygren, Library Assistant II
Main Library
A Workshop Presented By The Children’s Department
Of The Abilene Public Library
February 12, 2015Abilene, Texas
What in the world is Print Awareness?
• The next step after print motivation.
• Includes knowing that print has meaning, knowing how to handle a book, and noticing print all around you.
• Handling a book includes knowing how to hold it, knowing the cover/back, and knowing it is read left to right.
• Also includes following words on the page.
How do you develop print awareness?
• Point out the author and illustrator before you read
• Use your voice to match the size of print
• Share different shapes, sizes, and colors of words
How do you develop print awareness?
• Track words sometimes
when you read.
• Find words everywhere and
read them – signs are
perfect!
• Get board books that your baby can handle.
• Let your toddler turn the pages.
Why should we care about print awareness?
• Children must become aware of words before they can read
them
• They should understand that words and pictures work
together to tell the story
• When children feel comfortable with how a book works, they
can concentrate on the story
• These are simple skills, but they are not intuitive.
How can I encourage this?
• Point to simple or repeating
words and encourage your child
to say the words with you.
• This helps your child understand
that you are reading the words,
not just the pictures.
• This works really well with
favorite books that you read over
and over again.
What does this mean for me?
• Print awareness can be applied daily at libraries, schools, and
daycares
• Any storytime utilizes print awareness foundations
– Having the child watch you read
– Following words on the page
– Being able to point out repeating phrases and words
How can I apply this to
my work?
• Encourage interactive storytime. Have children follow along by
engaging them with the illustrations and text, asking questions
that go beyond “yes” or “no.”
• Use flannel boards to act out the story differently – nursery
rhymes and folktales are familiar, and will help children develop a
story building process.
Great Read-Aloud Books
• Peek-a-Moo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
• Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean
• Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
• Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
More Great Read-Alouds
• Ten in the Den by John Butler
• The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
• Any Dr. Seuss book!
• Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
• Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
• Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney
• Knock Knock by Anna-Clara Tidholm
Crafty links to encourage print awareness
• http://www.rockabyebutterfly.com/2012/03/alphabet-review.html
• http://www.sheknows.com/kids-activity-center/print/flashcards-a-b
Alphabet Book Craft
• As children begin to learn to read, one of the first things they learn is the alphabet.
• Knowing what the letters look like, and understanding what words start with which letter is the first stepping stone.
This craft can be used as a take home to give to parents, or can be implemented in storytimes by using it as a flannel board.
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