WHAT IS EARLY LITERACY?
“The knowledge, skills and dispositions that
precede learning to read and write in the
primary grades (K-3)” (Roskos, Christie &
Richgels, 2003)
PREPARING FOR KINDERGARTEN
“Kindergarten is where most children learn to
read and write. Being ready for kindergarten
means having well-developed preschool skills,
and being academically, socially, and
physically ready for the transition.” (“Is My
Child Ready for Kindergarten”)
ACADEMIC PRE-READING SKILLS
-Can retell a simple story
-Speaks in complete sentences of 5-6 words
-Writes name or recognizes letters in name
-Recognizes the title of a book
-Matches rhyming sounds
(“Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten”)
PREPARING FOR EMERGING LITERACY SKILLS
“Almost everything young children do in the
preschool and kindergarten years supports
their emerging language and literacy skills”
(Koralek & Collins, 1997).
Reading
materials
Writing
materials
Incorporate
literacy into
play
BUILDING EMERGING LITERACY SKILLS
*Reading aloud
*Talking with children
*Writing with children
READING ALOUD
“One of the best ways to encourage emerging literacy is to
read aloud with a child as often as possible” (Koralek &
Collins, 1997).
*Reading aloud is more than calling words & turning pages
-setting
-characters
-problem
-solution
*All leads to meaning and
comprehensionexcitement about reading
*Predictions
*Making Connections
*Asking Questions
TALKING WITH CHILDREN
“Because all forms of language are connected,
talking with children is an important way to
encourage their emerging literacy” (Koralek &
Collins, 1997)
Develop
Thinking Skills
Understand
Oral & Written
Language
Connection
Increase
Vocabulary
Use Creativity
Express Ideas
WRITING WITH CHILDREN
“Writing focuses children's attention on print,
helps them learn that letters represent
sounds, and contributes to their emergent
reading skills” (Koralek & Collins, 1997).
TIPS FOR KINDERGARTEN
*Talk to your child
*Say silly tongue twisters
*Read it & experience it
*Use your child’s name
*Trace & say letters
*Write it down
*Play sound games
*
*Talk about letters & sounds
(“Tips for parents of kindergarteners”)
REFERENCES
Building your child's vocabulary. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/32444
Is my child ready for kindergarten. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23153
Koralek, D., & Collins, R. (1997). Tutoring strategies for preschool and
kindergarten. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/114
Roskos, K. A., Christie, J. F., & Richgels, D. J. (2003). The essentials of early
literacy instruction. National Association for the Education of Young Children,
Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200303/Essentials.pdf
Tips for parents of kindergarteners. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/tips/RR_tips_kindergarten.pdf
U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). Ready to read: Heading for the
classroom. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/187