An awareness for parents who have children ages-2-6

1. An awareness for parents who have children ages 2 - 6

2. The 7 Components of Reading
 1. Print Awareness
 2. Phonemic awareness (and fluency)
 3. Phonics (and fluency) & Syllables
 4. Vocabulary : eye-object , nouns, verbs,
adjectives, (fluency) sight words/Dolch/Fry/dual
system hypothesis
 5 Ad Lib, Imagination and Visualisation
 6. Reading comprehension (depends on listening
and hearing)
 7. Fluency (at every stage)

3. Print Awareness
 (also called concepts of print) is the understanding
that print carries meaning, that books contain letters
and words.
 Print awareness includes an understanding of what
books are used for and how a book "works" — how to
turn pages, how to find the top and bottom of a page,
and how to identify the title and the front and back
covers.

4. Phonemic Awareness
 When a child looks at a letter, does the child know
what sound the letter makes?
 When you ask a child to tell you what sound an object
starts with.

5. Phonics
 Phonics : the rules of associated letters to form words
 Spelling
 Pronunciation
 Coding
 Decoding

6. Vocabulary
 Pictures to words
 Words to pictures
 Rebus reading
 Picture talk
 Object talk
 Ad Lib unstructured sentences
 Experience Talk
 Imaginary Talk

7. Reading Comprehension
 Listening, Seeing, Understanding
 Guessing Games – “what do you think will
happen next”?
 Recall
 Retelling
 “What If”

8. Fluency
 How often do we do these exercises with the child?
 Reading everyday for 15 minutes to and with the child
is very important to help improve reading skills.

9. Points to Remember
 Read at the pace of the child.
 Emote
 Interact
 Ask questions
 Make the reading session meaningful by relating it to
the child, or an event in the child's life.

10. Connect with us :
RamNagar
16, Ramar Kovil Street,
Ram Nagar, Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu – 641009
Website: www.helenogradypreschool.com
Phone : +91 98940 40227