1. Emerging Into Literacy Chapter 4

2. Emerging Into Literacy Overview Objectives Key Terms

3. Fostering Young Children’s Interest In Literacy Concepts About Written Language Purpose and Opportunities – pp. 162-163 Concept of a Word Environmental Print Literacy Play Centers

4. 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. 169 5 types of activities – p. 171

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

6. 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

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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