2. Hang out with us for an hour and you will
learn about....
Developing Literacy Skills for Babies
Developmental Milestones for birth to age 3
The importance of oral language development
Finger-plays, Rhythm, and Song
Enhancing thinking skills during a read aloud
Concept of Story and Story Grammar
Book Handling Skills and Concepts of Print
Promoting Literacy without a Book…… WHAT?
Writing and the A-B-C’s
What to expect in Kindergarten – the look of the books
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4. Let’s make this the name of the game this evening!
Feel confident to share, ask questions, and get the
most out of our hour together.
5. Developing Literacy Skills for Babies
Babies may begin to view book experiences as
pleasurable.
Books are considered toys at this stage.
Read aloud to children ~ make it expressive and
fun!
Fabric, plastic, or board books are easiest for
babies to hold.
Develop routines.
6. Developmental Milestones
The link below has an easy to read chart of
developmental milestones to include Motor
Development, Cognitive Development, and What
Parents Can Do.... beginning at birth...
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/face-new/pdf/board-books/developmental-milestones-chart.pdf
7. Oral Language Development
o Everyday activities provide wonderful
opportunities to engage in conversation and
develop language skills.
o TALK ~ TALK ~ TALK – be sure to get beyond pure
“business talk”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzvintTlBNs
o A reliable indicator of reading comprehension
success in grade 3 is actually a child’s verbal
abilities at age 3!
8. By Age 3.......
Dr. Todd Risley, Georgetown Univ.
Average
Family
Has heard
20 million
words
Has vocabulary
of about 700
words
Interactive /
Talkative
Family
Has heard
35 million
words
Has vocabulary
of about 1,100
words
Nonactive
Family
Has heard
<10 million
words
Has vocabulary
of about 500
words
10. Read Aloud to your Little Ones ~ Why?
Builds schema
Increases motivation, excitement, and
stamina for reading
Increases listening comprehension
Provides opportunities to infer,
predict, summarize, THINK
Builds vocabulary
Provides opportunities to wonder,
imagine, and explore
...just to name a few...
11. Story Grammar and Concept of Story
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Beginning – Middle - End
Characters
Setting
Problem (Action/Event)
Solution (a goal, and attempt to solve a problem)
Outcome of Actions (resolution)
Reaction (the character’s feelings about the
outcome)
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13. Concepts of Print
book handling
book orientation concepts
print conveys the message
directionality (left to right, and return sweep)
one-to-one matching
concept of first and last
meaning of: . ? !
concept of letter vs. word
14. Phonological
Awareness
• In the car... at home... anywhere...look for objects and talk about words
that rhyme.
• Read poems to enjoy the natural rhythm and sounds of our language.
• Play with Sounds ~ clap out syllables
• Play I Spy: "I spy something that begins like 'ball'."
• Go on a scavenger hunt ~ gather 3 items from the kitchen that start
with a /k/sound (just an example...)
• Look through books; identify pictures; ask your child to produce the
beginning or ending sound in the word.
15. PA on the Run
Give these a try….
Clap the number of words in sentences.
Clap the number of syllables in words.
Play rhyming games.
Produce the initial sounds in words.
Blending activities
Segmenting activities
16. Writing and the A-B-C’s
Encourage drawing and writing
Make lists, menus, or create greeting cards
Draw a favorite character from a story
Invented spelling is good! (and developmentally
appropriate)
Don’t force the learning
Do rainbow letters, rainbow names, rainbow words
Make a paint bag (demonstrated during the class)
Sing the A-B-C song to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – there
is no such letter as “LMNO”
17. Mary Had A Little Lamb
A B C D E F G
H I J
K L M
N O P Q R S T
U V W X Y Z
18. A Kindergarten book might look like this…
~ highly repetitive
~ strong picture support
~ many sight words
19. Please don’t forget about nonfiction texts.
They are engaging and informative!