6. Emergent Readers
Preschool~Kindergarten
Are interested in books and prints
Have strong oral language
Use reading, writing, & oral language in their play
Are starting to memorize rhymes & stories with predictable text
Can recognize own name, names of family members, some signs
in print
Can name letters of alphabet
Are starting to understand relation between letters & sounds
Are starting to understand relations between printed & spoken
words
Experiment with writing
7. Initial Readers
First ~ Second Grade
Are beginning to read with more independence
Can orally read with reasonable fluency
Use letter-sound associations, word parts, and context to
identify new words
Listen to & discuss a wide variety of literature
“Whisper” read
Retell stories in sequence
Use reading & writing for various purposes
Use strategies (rereading, predicting, questioning) when
comprehension breaks down
8. Transitional Readers
Second ~ Third Grade
Read with greater fluency
Begin to choose appropriate reading materials
independently
Can apply different strategies for different purposes
Reads silently without sub-vocalizing
Had developed interests in specific books & topics
Have literal comprehension
Can recognize & discuss elements of different text
structures
Can write stories with a beginning, middle, and end
9. “Each child demands from us an
individualized and differentiated approach
with regard to the reading instruction we
offer and the personal connection we
make.”
12. Components of Comprehensive
Literacy Block
Read Aloud
Interactive Writing
Shared Reading
Word Study/Word Work
Workshop
Mini-lesson
Independent Reading/Writing
Sharing~ with whole group and/or partner
13. provides opportunities to
model and practice the
different word
identification strategies
promote awareness that
print is meaningful
build sight vocabulary
help children see
themselves as readers
increase all aspects of
fluency (accuracy, rate,
prosody, phrasing)
Shared Reading
14. Interactive Writing
Demonstrates concepts
about print, early strategies,
and how words work.
Provides opportunities to
hear sounds in words and
connect sounds to letters.
Helps children understand
the decoding and encoding
process in reading and
writing.
Increases spelling
knowledge.