1. Speak It! Read It! Write It! Its Everybodys Business… By: Kimberly Bell-Burke

2. What is Literacy? It involves the ability to read with fluency and comprehend what is read. It also involves being able to express complex ideas in a written format. Literacy is the basic unit for education. The common link that ties every discipline, everyday for every child is his or her ability to read and comprehend that which is read. What is Literacy? It involves the ability to read with fluency and comprehend what is read. It also involves being able to express complex ideas in a written format. Literacy is the basic unit for education. The common link that ties every discipline, everyday for every child is his or her ability to read and comprehend that which is read.

3. Did you Know? Words Heard Per Hour Cumulative Vocabulary Age 4 Children from Lower income Families 500 Words 13 Million Words Children from Working Class Families 700 Words 22 Million Words Children from Professional Families 1100 Words 45 Million Words

4. How Do We Become Better Readers? By listening to others who read well. By listening to others who read well. By frequently practicing reading on and above level. By frequently practicing reading on and above level. By reading aloud to others or recording ourselves reading. By reading aloud to others or recording ourselves reading. By improving your vocabulary. By improving your vocabulary. By Utilizing the five key questions… By Utilizing the five key questions…

5. 5 Key Question Who? What? When? Where? How?

6. Why Writing? Helps students organize, extend, and deepen knowledge gained from reading. Helps students organize, extend, and deepen knowledge gained from reading. Is not a frill for the few but an essential skill for the many. Is not a frill for the few but an essential skill for the many. Can make or break someones chances for employment or promotion. Can make or break someones chances for employment or promotion. 80% of the companies in the fields of finance, insurance, and real-estate assess writing during hiring. 80% of the companies in the fields of finance, insurance, and real-estate assess writing during hiring. -National Commission of Writing -National Commission of Writing

7. Ideas to Enhance Literacy Keep books in your car for your children to read. Keep books in your car for your children to read. Buy books on CDs for all to listen to. Buy books on CDs for all to listen to. Subscribe to your childrens favorite magazine. Subscribe to your childrens favorite magazine. Subscribe to the local and national newspapers. Subscribe to the local and national newspapers. Make sure your child has access to the internet. Make sure your child has access to the internet.

8. Ideas for Literacy at Home Ideas for Literacy at Home Establish a set time for reading in the home such as Sunday evenings. Establish a set time for reading in the home such as Sunday evenings. Use weekends to visit the library and ensure that your child has a library card. Use weekends to visit the library and ensure that your child has a library card. Give rewards for completing a reading list. Give rewards for completing a reading list. Ask for summer reading lists from the previous year. Ask for summer reading lists from the previous year.