Literacy in Preschool Parent Workshop May 20, 2014 Presenter: Susan McCullen, M.Ed. North Grafton Elementary School

Read Alouds in Preschool Workshop Objective: Parents and caregivers will increase their knowledge about literacy to enhance or reinforce their family experiences with reading aloud to their children. Story Time Tips Types of Books Book Vocabulary Read and Read Again and Yes Again Dialogic Reading & the 5 W’s

Dr. Seuss “The more that you read, the more things you will know, The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!”

Florida Center for Reading Research Reading research over the last 20 years has identified the critical skills that students must acquire very early in reading development to ensure that they can read at grade level by third grade. The development of these skills is critical to getting off to a good start in reading. Students who lag behind in the development of these skills in early elementary school are in danger of not being able to read at grade level by third grade. “Essentials for Reading Success”

Critical Skills for Reading: Phonemic awareness Phonics Fluency in reading text Vocabulary Reading comprehension F.C.R.R.

Story Time Tips For very young children Parent/caregiver’s lap, but position for face to face view and joint attention Encourage pointing and actions For older preschoolers and children Whole body listening Draw attention to text and illustration details Establish routines—might vary day vs. bedtime Use props while reading—puppets, pointers, flashlight

Types of Books Picture Storybooks Wordless Stories Fiction—realistic, fantasy Non-fiction/informational Predictable Patterns Repetitive text Rhyming Sequence

Book Related Vocabulary Title Author Illustrator Characters Setting Picture walk Pictures/illustrations Words/text Hard cover Jacket Paperback Front cover Back cover

To Re-read or Not to Re-read? Yes, yes, yes! Consider own music preference/repetition Allows for skill development: Print carries meaning and stability of words Stories make sense Increased attention to details Confidence building with this mysterious skill: reading Allows for instruction with familiar text/pictures

Lessons with Predictable Text Hand out: Article by D. Christensen Letter recognition and letter/sound awareness Word recognition, blending, picture clues Counting words in a title 1:1 Correspondence with words in a sentence. Whole/part comparison Rhyming, initial sound, word families, plural, “day” in days of week, compound words Memory—working and long term Higher level thinking—analyzing patterns

Dialogic Reading Handout: Dialogic Reading from Reading Rockets and 5 ‘W’s --interactive technique based on the extensive research of Grover J. Whitehurst, Ph.D. engage in discussion, ask questions expand on child’s responses encourage retelling of story encourage identifying characters, events, details, and making predictions

Dialogic Reading and Oral Language Development: --vocabulary recognition --vocabulary and definitions --shades of meaning e.g. like/love, happy/excited, scared/petrified --multi-meaning words & similarities e.g. check, rock; petal/pedal --connections to text, familiar books -connections to own experiences

Workshop Review: Did you learn something new about the following? * Story Time Tips * Types of Books * Book Vocabulary * Value of Re-reading Again and Again * Dialogic Reading & the 5 W’s

Questions or Comments? Thank you for coming!