Partners in Literacy
Arkansas Parent Training and
Information Network/Arkansas
State Improvement Grant
1123 S. University, #225,
Little Rock, AR 72204
800.223.1330 501.614.7020
Fax 501.614.9082
Website adcpti.org
What is Parent Involvement?
“The participation of parents in
regular, two-way, and meaningful
communication involving student
academic learning and other
school activities.”
NCLB Act 2002
Sec. 101 [32]
What is Literacy?
- The ability to speak, listen, read and write.
- The ability to locate, evaluate, use and
communicate meaning using a wide range of
resources including text, visual, audio and
video sources.
What is Literacy?
What ALL Parents Can DO!
 TALK with your
child and ask your
child questions
 READ to your
child and let your
child read to you
Skill Teaching Strategy
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Step 1. I DO (Parent demonstrates)
Repeat as needed
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Step 2. WE DO (Parent with Child)
Repeat together until child
understands what to do
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Step 3. YOU DO (Child)
Repeat many times until child
can do it well.
If needed, start again at step 1 or 2
Phonological Awareness
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Definition
- The understanding that spoken
language is made up of individual
and separate sounds
Phonological awareness activities
can involve work with rhymes,
words, sentences, syllables, and
phonemes.
Phonological Awareness
Activities
1. Oral Rhyming (cat rat sat)
Read poetry and other rhyming books. (Humpty Dumpty)
When reading a familiar rhyme, stop before a rhyming
word and ask your child to say the word.
2. Syllable awareness in spoken words
Clap parts of words. Start with your child’s name.
3. Phonemic awareness (an essential element) Individual
sounds in spoken words is a part of phonological
awareness.
Five Essential Elements of Literacy
The BIG IDEAS
1. Phonemic Awareness
2. Phonics
3. Fluency
4. Vocabulary
5. Comprehension
Five Big Ideas of Literacy
Phonemic Awareness
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The ability to notice, think
about, and work with the
individual sounds
(phonemes) in spoken words.
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The ability to hear, identify
and manipulate the individual
sounds (phonemes) in spoken
words.
Phonemes
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Phonemes are the smallest parts of spoken
language that make a difference in the
meanings of words.
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For example, changing the first phoneme (or first
sound) in the word hat from /h/ to /b/ changes the
word from hat to bat, and so changes the
meaning of the word.
Phonemic Awareness
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Children need to learn
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The spoken word consists of individual sounds
or phonemes
How the sounds work:
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1. segment (break apart) into sounds
2. blend (put back together)
3. manipulate (add, delete & substitute).
Instruction in phonemic awareness skills helps
children learn to read and spell. They understand
that letters and sounds are related in a predictable
way.
Phonemic Awareness
Activities
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1. Isolation-Individual sounds in a word.
“What is the first sound in van?”
/v/
2. Categorization-Child recognizes the word in a set
of 2 to 4 words that has the “odd” or different
beginning sound.
“Which word doesn’t belong? bus, bun, rug.”
rug
3. Blending-Blend sounds into words.
“What word is /s/ /u/ /n/?“ sun
Phonemic Awareness Activities
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4. Segmentation-Break words into separate sounds, say
each sound as your child taps or counts it.
fish = /f/ /i/ /sh/ (3 sounds)
5. Addition-Make a new word by adding a phoneme.
“What word do you have if you add /s/ to the
beginning of the word park?” (S PARK) SPARK
6. Substitution-Substitute one phoneme for another to
make a new word.
“The word is BUG. Change /g/ to /n/. What’s the new
word?”
BUN
Five Big Ideas of Literacy
Phonics instruction (Alphabetic Principle)
There is a predictable relationship between
phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (writing)
Phonics Activities
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sh
Practice saying the names and sounds of
letters with your child.
Match pictures of familiar things with the
letters representing the beginning, middle
and ending sounds. (shout, shirt, shell)
Ask your child to sound out each syllable
when he or she comes to an unfamiliar word,
then put the syllables together to make the
word. (sy lla ble = syllable)
Five Big Ideas of Literacy
Fluency and Accuracy
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The ability to read text accurately
and quickly; not hurried reading.
 Provides
a bridge between word
recognition and comprehension
Fluency Activities
 Read with your child everyday, smoothly
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pointing to words as you read.
Read a story, poem or play to your child, with
expression. Then ask him to read the same
page out loud to you.
Ask your child to read familiar stories over
and over. See if she can read the story more
quickly and smoothly over time.
Five Big Ideas of Literacy
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Vocabulary
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Understanding what words mean by
themselves and in sentences.
Oral Vocabulary refers to words that we
use in speaking or recognize in listening
Reading Vocabulary refers to words we
recognize or use in print.
Vocabulary Activities
TALK with your child during everyday
activities and include your child in a variety
of activities .
 Look through a book before reading a story
and ask your child to use words
to describe the pictures.
 Use your child’s textbook and talk to him
about the vocabulary/words being studied.
 Make refrigerator magnet words.
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Five Big Ideas of Literacy
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Comprehension
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Understanding what has been read.
Comprehension
Students need to learn how to:
Understand and remember what they
read
Relate their own knowledge or
experience to text
Communicate with others about what
they read
Use comprehension strategies
Comprehension Activities
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While traveling, ask questions about landmarks,
reasons people might live in certain areas, etc.
“Think out loud” to your child when you are doing things
around the house.
Check out books from the library with your child. Read
the book’s title, or look at the pictures, and ask what he or
she thinks the book is about.
Ask your child to retell parts of a story
to you after reading together.
Allow your child to read and
carry out favorite recipes.
DIBELS
Assistive Technology for Literacy
Improve Functional Capabilities
Low Tech
Mid Tech
Light
Fat Pencil
Book stand
Magnifier
Hi Tech
Computer and keyboard options
Tape Recorder
and earphones
Mouse options
Resources for You
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Your child’s teacher
Parent Facilitators in every public school
Parent Centers in every
public school
Public Library
“Ideas to Build Your Child’s Reading
Skills”
3 Levels of
Brochures
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Literacy Activities for Phonemic Awareness,
Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension
Sight Words for Lower and Upper Elementary
Levels
Download at http://arksped.k12.ar.us/
Put Reading First
Helping Your Child Learn
to Read
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Parent Brochure for
Preschool thru Grade 3
(English and Spanish)
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Order booklet:
1.800.228.8813
or can download at
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/k
-3.html
A Child Becomes
a Reader
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Parent Booklet for
Kindergarten thru
Grade 3 OR
Birth through Preschool
Order from
1.800.228.8813
or can download at
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/k3.html
Helping Your Child
Become a Reader
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Parent Booklet for Birth
through age 6+
(English and Spanish)
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DOWNLOAD ONLY:
1.877.433.7827
download at
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
Resources for You
Internet Websites
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LiteracyCenter.net www.literacycenter.net
On-line Early Childhood activities in English, Spanish,
German and French
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Reading Rockets www.readingrockets.org
Activities and tip sheets for pre-school through 3rd
grade in English and Spanish
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Compact for Reading & School-Home Links
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/index.html
Printable activities for grades K-3rd (100 each) in
English and Spanish
Resources for You
Internet Websites
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The Arkansas Family Literacy Partnership
www.accessarkansas.org/afl/about_us.html
Including AR Even Start Family Literacy. 4 In-depth videos.
DIBELS Parent Brochure gives basic assessment information
http://www.fcrr.org/assessment/PDFfiles/ParentBrochure.pdf
Special Education http://arksped.k12.ar.us
IDEA changes and downloadable literacy brochures
● Special-Kids email http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Special-Kids
Group email for Arkansas families who have children with special
needs. Parents helping parents.
Resources for You
Internet Websites
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Arkansas Literacy Intervention Matrix
literacymatrix.com
Classroom lessons/interventions and
possible modifications for the five essential
areas of literacy for grades K - 4, 5 - 8, and
9 -12. Lessons are linked to Arkansas
Frameworks and include activities for
students in need of Tier I, II, III, IV and V
level of support.
Resources for You
Internet Websites
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Family Center on Technology and Disability www.fctd.info
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Arkansas State Improvement Grant:
www.arstateimprovementgrant.com
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Arkansas Disability Coalition (ADC) and
PTI (AR Parent Training and Information Network)
http://arkansaspti.org or adcpti.org
A non-profit organization working with parents of children with
disabilities to develop self-advocacy skills and improve
communication between home and school.
Any More Questions?
 Please
turn in your evaluations
before you leave
 Thank
you!