Lucy Hart Paulson, EdD, CCC-SLP The University of Montana

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Critical Steps to Early Literacy

Lucy Hart Paulson, EdD, CCC-SLP The University of Montana

Definitions

? Early literacy learning is defined as

the time period from birth to six years of age (Robyak, Masiello, Trivette, Roper & Dunst, 2007).

? Early reading and writing occur in

kindergarten into the early elementary grades.

? Early Childhood is the period from birth through age 8.

Early Literacy Foundations

? Oral Language

? Speaking and listening

? Phonological Awareness

? Conscious awareness and ability to manipulate sound structures of words

? Print Knowledge

? Concepts of print ? Alphabet knowledge ? Being a writer

Agenda

Predicting Literacy Development Oral and Written Language Connections Oral Language Assessment Best Practice in Oral Language Instruction

National Education Goals Panel (NEGP, 1995)

? Based on the 5 dimensions of readiness described in Reconsidering Children's Early Development and Learning: Toward Common Views and Vocabulary (NEGP, 1995).

? Research-based, peer reviewed document describing dimensions of school readiness ? Includes aspects of children's development that

have been empirically linked with later school success

NEGP 5 Developmental Domains

? Physical Well-Being and Motor Development ? Growth, physical health, and motor abilities

? Social and Emotional Development ? Interactions and relationships with others and feelings toward self and others

? Approaches Toward Learning ? Inclinations, dispositions or styles involved in learning

? Language and Communication Development ? Oral and written language

? Cognition and General Knowledge ? Physical, logico-mathematical and social-conventional knowledge areas

Language and Communication Development

Verbal Language (6 Components)

1. Listening (increase ability to discriminate and identify sounds; process sounds to formulate words and meanings; attend to and follow directions)

2. Speaking (increase the ability to produce a broad range of sounds, gradually develop and apply grammatical rules; increase clarity of pronunciation and speech)

3. Social Uses of Language (use language as a tool to get

services and objects, express emotions, get and give

information; use language pragmatically and as part of social

conventions and manners)

(NEGP, 1995)

Language and Communication Development

Verbal Language (6 Components)

4. Vocabulary and Meaning (increase the number of meaningful words understood and used; explore and discover meanings of words and sentences; know relational terms of sequence and causality)

5. Questioning (develop questioning ability of what, where, when, why and how)

6. Creative Uses of Language (listen attentively to stories, songs, and poetry; play with rhyming sounds and words; develop and tell a story) (NEGP, 1995)

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