1. Fostering Young Children’s
Interest in Literacy
By, Jennifer Brand

2. Concepts about the written No I won’t Language

3. Through experiences in homes and communities, children learn that with the written word, comes meaning, and reading and writing are used for a variety of purposes important in everyday life.

4. Children’s understanding of the importance and use of reading and writing reflects how written language is used in their own community.

5. Children have a wide range of literary experiences and these experiences vary from community to community

6. The main purpose for written language varies between communities
The main purpose for written language varies between communities. Some purposes are:
Practical tool - to pay bills
Leisure-time activities
debating social and political issues

7. Important for primary-grade teachers to demonstrate the purposes of written language and provide opportunities for the students to experiment with reading and writing in many areas such as:
Posting signs in the classroom
Making a list of classroom rules
Writing notes to students in the class
Exchanging messages with classmates
Reading and writing stories
Making posters about favorite books
Labeling classroom items
Drawing and writing journals
Reading and writing charts and maps
Reading and writing letters to pen pals
Writing notes to parents
Writing morning messages

8. Book - Orientation concepts Directional concepts
Three types of concepts that young children acquire from their experiences with varied materials are:
Book - Orientation concepts
Directional concepts
Letter and Word concepts

9. Concepts are acquired as children are read to, read books themselves, through demonstrations of writing, and through writing activities.

10. Levels of the concept word
Young children do not differentiate between words and things.
Children describe words as labels for things.
Children understand that words carry meaning and that stories are built from words
More fluent readers and writers describe words as autonomous elements having meaning of their own and definite semantic and syntactic relationships.

11. Environmental print
When children begin word recognition, it usually starts with symbols (i.e. McDonalds).

12. Ways to increase the literacy experiences of the children.
The morning message - Demonstrates purpose and correct writing patterns
Literacy play centers - Demonstrates practical purpose
Sign in sheets - Practice writing names for genuine purpose
Mail Boxes: Exchanging messages with classmates - Gives reading and writing social purpose

13. Bibliography Reading of the 21st, by Tompkins
Microsoft Power Point Presentations
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