Every Child
Ready to Read
@ Dallas
Pre-Readers
Public Library Association
Association for Library Service to Children
A Sailor Went to Sea
Toddler Sing Playtime
A sailor went to see, see, see
To see what he could see, see, see
But all that he could see, see, see
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea,
sea, sea
• Clap, clap clap
• Stomp, stomp, stomp
• Oo-ah-choo-ah
Today’s Workshop
• Help children enjoy language,
books and reading
• Six early literacy skills
• Art activities to reinforce skills
Effects of
Starting Early
YOU Are Important
• YOU,,parents and
caregivers know your
children best
• Children learn by
doing.
• Children model parents’
behavior
• First five years set
the stage
Four- and
Five-YearOlds
What do they do?
What do you do
with them?
WHAT IS
EARLY LITERACY?
Early literacy is what
children know about
reading and writing
before they can
actually read or write.
Six Skills To
Get Ready to Read
• Print Motivation
• Phonological Awareness
• Vocabulary
• Narrative Skills
• Print Awareness
• Letter Knowledge
Print
Motivation
Child’s interest in and
enjoyment of books
Art Connection
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Bookmaking
Draw a picture/character
Make something in story
Favorite part of picture
Rebus story
Create puppets
Vocabulary
Knowing
the names
of things
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Art Connection
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Name book
Coffee can theatre
Paintings/photos
Emotion cards
Narrative
Skills
The ability to describe
things and events, and
to tell stories
Art Connection
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Fingerplays
Acting out story
Drawing
Storytelling
Puppets
Art Activity
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Print Awareness
• Noticing print everywhere
• Knowing how to
handle a book
• Knowing how we follow
the words on a page
Art Connection
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Drawing
Painting
Letter/Mailbox
Signs
Labeling/
Environmental
Print Activity
Letter
Knowledge
Knowing that letters are
different from each other,
that they have different
names and relate to sounds
Art Connection
• Clay
• Name books
• Real life examples
Name Book Activity
• Child’s name on cover
• One letter on each page
• Draw, cut images
Phonological
Awareness
The ability to hear and
play with the smaller
sounds in words
Art Connection
• Sing
• Musical instruments
• Music with words
• Poems
Making Connections
• What the child does
• Relate to early literacy skills
Language Has
Rhythm
• Itsy, Bitsy Spider
• Nursery Rhymes
• Children’s songs
Games for Phonological
Awareness
Games for
Phonological Awareness
• Say it Slow, Say it Fast
• Letter-Sound Day
Say It Slow
Say It Fast
Game
carrot
car
rot
Letter-Sound Day
The Sounds
Start with: w, p, b, d, t, m, n, h, y
Last: j, l, r.
Listen for sounds in words.
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Helpful Hints: Keep It Fun
• Not too easy or too difficult.
• Pay close attention to what your child can and
cannot do.
• Follow child’s lead. Use toys, books and words that
interest your child.
• Have fun! Stop before you or your child become
frustrated.
• Be helpful. Praise your child for all efforts even if
the answers are not always correct. Teach the
correct answer, but do not expect perfection.
• Do not correct speech errors at this time. The goal
is to learn that words can come apart, not perfect
speech.
• Encourage the whole family to play!
Questions
Every Child Ready to Read
@ Dallas
We learn as we have fun.
We have fun as we learn.
Pass it on!