Much More than ABC”s the Early Stages of Reading and Writing



Literacy involves more than ABC’s

Dr. Judith Schickedanz –Professor Boston University

Do not snuff out a child’s zest for learning

“concern yourself with important things- developing children’s love of

learning and nurturing their curiousity.”

“reading programs” or “reading instruction”

INAPPROPRIATE

out of context, abstract, meaningless

Direct experience necessary to fully understand the processes

Begin by providing :

*A writing center to play with writing materials

*A book center

Sharing Books with Infants and Toddlers

Infants

Toddlers

Creating a book nook

Position yourself in the area

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Preschoolers and Books

Contexts for Learning about Language

*learn new words

*words repetitive and important to the meaning of the story

*variation more difficult

*background knowledge

Benefits:

1. opportunity for children to hear book language

2. learn about the structure of stories

3. learn about the world in general

4. increase knowledge about print

Progression of skills

babbles first

toddler open and flips through book jabbering

rhythm of speed like reading not conversation

labels pictures

fills in words in verse and stories

tell stories

Making books available to children in the preschool classroom

1. organize into learning centers

2. collection kept in a special book area in room

3. other printed materials placed in other areas

3. the daily schedule includes extended periods of time

4. the daily schedule includes a story time

Type of books

good quality

highly predictable texts

simple and some complex

variety of topics & range of interests

books made by children

photo albums with captions

books in other areas

support nature study or block building

information books

appeal of the book area

attractiveness

book covers visible

physical and emotional comfort within the area

listening post, flannel boards, and puppets.

listening area

flannel boards

puppets

Providing social support

Books as props / variety influences the compexity of play

Start basic then add props gradually to keep play interesting

Join play and demonstrate a prop use

Take on trips to particular dramatic play theme

Young Children and Writing

Preschoolers fascinated with writing and the tools used and their purpose

Steps in Writing

SEE IT DISPLAYED IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT

SEE PEOPLE USE WRITING IN VARIETY OF CONTEXT

BY 3 CREATE MARKS TO LOOK LIKE WRITING

SEVERAL YEARS RESEMBLE STANDARD ALPHABET LETTERS

MAKING MARKS FROM SCRIBBLE TO ALPHABET LETTERS

PROVIDED MARKING TOOLS

SUITABLE SURFACE

SAFE PLACE TO PLAY

MARK AT EARLY AGE

They watch closely the lines relationship between the movement and line and they deliberately vary their actions

Eleanor Gibson ”scribbling seems to be its own reward… it furnishes an unparalled opportunity for learning the relations between the finger movements that guide the tool and the resulting visual feedback(1975)

What teachers and parents can do

teachers should not dominate with rote instruction

it undermines their interest to learn

Need to help individuals as need arises

Provide paper and marking tools to explore

Helping Young Children Learn to Form Letters

Need a good visual image of each letter

looking at letters

compare letters

alphabet matching games

puzzles

alphabet letters

alphabet books

Line segments

color each line segment a different color

Large wall alphabet chart – not recommended

Children dictate and teacher writes it down while they watch

Fine motor development and handwriting

-do not comment on direction - later left to right

-spacing

-phoneme level / invented spelling

Organizing the Environment to Support Literacy Development

make it visible that language is used to get things done

games, toys, books involve reading

books, pen, and paper for car ride

use toy dishes and empty food container pretend they are cooking

recipes cookbooks

paper and pencil list

comfort baby read

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Integral part of classroom life

schedule

labels

lists and signs

charts

Using print in classroom activities

index cards

scissors

markers

tape

books

play figures have writing

puzzles [pic]

road signs

picture lotto games

Materials for literacy practice picture

Pairing words that rhyme

Alphabet leaning mateirial

Writing and drawing table

Name cards

Puzzles

Matching games

Sorting[pic]

Computer printer

Labeled picture cards

alphabet books

flipcards

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