Emerging Into Literacy Chapter 4

Emerging Into Literacy Overview Objectives Key Terms

Fostering Young Children’s Interest In Literacy Concepts About Written Language Purpose and Opportunities – pp Concept of a Word Environmental Print Literacy Play Centers

Fostering Young Children’s Interest In Literacy Concepts About the Alphabet The Alphabetic Principle Letter Names Routines to Teach Alphabet – p. 168 Phonemic Awareness Manipulate spoken language – p types of activities – p. 171

Fostering Young Children’s Interest In Literacy Concepts About the Alphabet, contd. Phonics Consonants Vowels Rimes and Rhymes Phonics Generalizations

Young Children Emerge Into Reading Shared Reading Step by Step – p. 179 Predictable Books Repetition, Cumulative Sequence, Rhyme and Rhythm, Sequential Patterns Big Books Cross-Age Reading Buddies Traveling Bags of Books

Young Children Emerge Into Reading Language Experience Approach Step by Step – p. 187

1. Provide an experience. Experience must be meaningful & in which all participated: school experience book read aloud field trip

2. Talk about the experience. Students & teacher discuss experience: to generate words/vocabulary to review the experience to extend their understanding Ask open-ended questions.

3. Record the dictation. Teacher writes down child’s dictation: for individuals: in booklets or on sheets of paper. for groups: on chart paper or using word processor.

3. Record the dictation (cont.). About teacher’s writing: Write neatly using school’s style. Preserve as much student language as possible. Keep editing of word choice & grammar to a minimum.

3. Record the dictation (cont.). For individuals: Take dictation until child finishes or hesitates. When child hesitates, reread what has been written & encourage child to continue.

3. Record the dictation (cont.). For groups: Children take turns dictating sentences. After writing each sentence, teacher rereads it.

4. Read the text. Teacher models reading & correct intonation by reading text aloud, pointing to each word. Children read the text together.

4. Read the text (cont.). Individuals may take turns reading. Text may be copied & distributed to children.

5. Extend language abilities. Language abilities may be reinforced through teacher- directed activities related to the dictation: phoneme-grapheme correspondence punctuation: sentence markers

5. Extend language abilities (cont.). capitalization: sentences, proper nouns words/vocabulary

Young Children Emerge Into Writing Introducing Young Children to Writing Interactive Writing Step by Step – p. 192 Minilessons About Reading and Writing