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Supporting Literacy in Young Children
- 1. Supporting Literacy in Young Children Beth Edwards Green Space Learning & Development www.greenspacetx.com
- 2. Learning Objectives • Define Literacy • Discuss how children develop language • Supporting Cultural and Diverse literacies • Creating a literacy rich environment Green Space Learning & Development
- 3. Let’s Chat How do you define literacy? Green Space Learning & Development
- 4. What is literacy? “ In its simplest form literacy is the way that we interact with the world around us, how we shape it and are shaped by it. It is how we communicate with others via reading and writing, but also by speaking, listening, and creating. It is how we articulate our experience in the world and declare “we are here!” (Amber Peterson, National Council of Teachers of English 2020) Green Space Learning & Development
- 5. Literacy includes • Oral Language – the foundation for literacy • Reading • Writing • Listening • Story telling Green Space Learning & Development
- 6. Importance of Oral Language • Children who develop strong oral language skills during the preschool years create an important foundation for their later achievements in reading, especially reading comprehension (Storch & Whitehurst, 2002). • Children who lag behind their peers in language development are at-risk for later reading difficulties (Catts, Fey, Tomblin, & Zhang, 2002). • Vocabulary knowledge is strongly related to reading proficiency and overall academic success (Beck, McKeown,& Kucan, 2002) Green Space Learning & Development
- 7. Birth – 8 Months Listening and Understanding: • Eye Contact • Social Smile • Joint Attention Communication and Speaking: • Sounds and Cooing • Crying • Babbling Green Space Learning & Development
- 8. 8-18 Months Listening and Understanding: • Understand simple instruction • Recognize object names Communication and Speaking: • 5-20 words, mostly nouns • Holophrases – one word phrases- Okay
- 9. 18-36 Months Listening and Understanding: • Listens and responds • Follow two-step instructions • Engages in peer conversations Communication and Speaking: • Two-word phrases (20 months) • Telegraphic speech (24 months) • Sentences (36 months)
- 10. 36-48 Months Listening and Understanding: • Follows three-step directions • Conversations with peers • Respond to questions Communication and Speaking: • 4000+ words • Describe and communicate feelings • Apply past tense and possessive rules
- 11. Promoting Literacy TALK TALK TALK Read Read READ
- 12. Supporting Cultural and Diverse literacies • Recognize that all children learn literacy in a sociocultural context • Community and family culture shape a child’s literacy • Children bring to the classroom a background rich with experiences they’ve already had and knowledge they have constructed. • Celebrate all languages and cultures Green Space Learning & Development
- 13. Supporting Cultural and Diverse literacies • Provide books and writing examples from all the languages your children encounter. • Use and write children’s names frequently • Provide families with forms, handbooks and communications written in the parent’s primary language. Green Space Learning & Development
- 14. Let’s Chat How do you support ALL children’s literacy in your practice? Green Space Learning & Development
- 15. Educator’s Role • Create an intentional print rich environment • Get to know the child and family • Listen carefully to children • Provide a lot of opportunities for reading • Provide opportunities for children to play (children learn from each other) • Model writing, language • Encourage conversations and storytelling Green Space Learning & Development
- 16. Educator’s Role • find a balance of adult and child input • listen to children attentively • extend conversations that interest the child • Include vocabulary in intentional ways • Create an environment rich in language, print and writing opportunity. Green Space Learning & Development
- 17. Library Center Green Space Learning & Development
- 18. Print Rich Environment Green Space Learning & Development
- 19. Print Rich Environment Green Space Learning & Development
- 20. Writing Center • Variety of paper • Envelopes • Colored pencils • Crayons • Word cards • Alphabet display • Stickers • Blank books • Tape/glue Green Space Learning & Development
- 21. Writing center Green Space Learning & Development
- 22. Let’s Chat What are you already doing in your classroom to create an environment that supports language and literacy? What might you add? Green Space Learning & Development