early literacy in action
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Early Literacy in Action
A Workshop Presented By The Children’s Department
Of The Abilene Public Library
February 12, 2015Abilene, Texas
Presenter: Alyssa Crow, Children’s Librarian
South Branch Library
What Is Early Literacy?
• What children knowbefore they can do
• First 5 years
• 35% of US children
• Early experiences are most critical
Six Early Literacy Skills
• Print Awareness – (I see words)
• Print Motivation – (I love books)
• Letter Knowledge – (I know my ABC’s)
• Vocabulary – (I know words)
• Phonological Awareness– (I hear words)
• Narrative Skills – (I tell stories)
Print Awareness
• Noticing print
• Recognizing that print has meaning
• Knowing how to follow the words on a page
• Knowing how to handle a book
Letter Knowledge
• Knowing the names of letters
• Knowing that letters are different from one another and make different sounds
• Realizing the same letter can look different
Aa Bb Cc Dd
Vocabulary
• Knowing the names of things
• Understanding feelings and concepts
• Background knowledge
Early Literacy & Later Reading
• Two aspects of reading:
– Decoding (K-2)
– Comprehension (3+)
• Children need exposure to all the early literacy components starting from birth to become good readers.
Early Literacy Storytimes
• Involve the adults.
• Include brief asides, explanations, or tips.
• Use all your words.
Storytime Planning Basics
• Example:
– Choose skill to highlight.
– Find related books, activities, songs, etc.
– Introduce featured skill during storytime welcome.
– Reiterate skill after each story or activity.
– Explain how adults can foster skill in child.
– Have related books available to checkout.
Example Storytime
• Skill: Letter Knowledge (P)– Activity: Letter Folder
– Fingerplay: Ten Little Pirates
– Book: There Was An Old Pirate…
– Fingerplay: 5 Little Penguins
– Book: Penguins 123
– Activity: Pajama Matching
– Book: Nothing Like A Puffin
– Song: “I’m A Pretzel”
– Stamp: Penguin
Communicating With Caregivers
• Use posters, handouts, and publications.
• Distribute information about skill(s).
• Create library booklists focused on a skill.
• Display early literacy literature and books available for checkout.
Early Literacy Crafts
• Connect craft to early literacy skill.
• Should be simple and include caregiver involvement.
• Can be during or after programs, or given as an at-home activity.
What’s The Point?
• To help children become successful readers and learners.
• Kids get ready to read long before they start school.
• Once you learn to read, then you read to learn.
Bibliography
Books– Ghoting, Saroj Jadkarni and Pamela Martin-Diaz. Storytime for
Everyone! Chicago: American Library Association Editions, 2013.– Hastings, Kay, Cathy Clemons, and April Montgomery. Daily
Preschool Experiences. Marylnad: Gryphon House, 2008. – Herr, Judy and Yvonne Libby Larson. Creative Resources for the
Early Childhood Classroom. 5th ed. New York: Thompson Delmar Learning, 2009.
– Mayesky, Mary. Creative Activities for Young Children. 8th ed. New York: Thompson Delmar Learning, 2006.
– Schiller, Pam. Bountiful Earth. Maryland: Gryphon House, 2006. – Stoltz, Dorothy, Elaine Czarnecki, and Connie Wilson. Every Child
Ready For School. Chicago: American Library Association Editions, 2013.
Bibliography
Websites – Early Literacy. Zero To Three, 2003.
www.zerotothree.org/BrainWonders– Early Literacy And You: An Overview of Early Literacy.
Library of Virginia. www.earlylit.net– Early Literacy Storytimes. Fairfax County Public Library.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library– Every Child Ready To Read.
www.everychildreadytoread.org– Roskos, Kathleen, James Christie, and Donald Richgels. The
Essentials of Early Literacy Instruction. National Association for the Education of Young Children. www.naeyc.org/resources/journal