Eight
Principles of
Literacy Learning
1. Children need to understand the purposes of literacy
so they can fully appreciate and enjoy literacy in their lives.
2. Children need to hear written language so they can learn
its structure and take in new information and ideas.
3. Children need to become aware of the sounds of language,
to enjoy those sounds, and use this knowledge
as a tool in become literate.
4. Children need to have many experiences working with
written symbols so they can learn how to look at letters and use
this information to read and write.
5. Children need to explore words and learn how words work
so they can use this information effectively and efficiently
in
reading and writing.
6. Children need to learn the conventions of print and how books
work
so they can use this knowledge as readers and writers.
7. Children need to read and write continuous text so they can
use and expand their knowledge about letters,
sounds, words, and language.
8. Children need to develop flexibility and fluency to
enhance
comprehension and enjoyment of reading and writing.
Prompts
to Help Children Solve Words During Reading
It
starts like______.
It
ends like_______.
That
sounds right, but does it look right?
That
makes sense, but does it look right?
You're
nearly right.
You've
got the first part (last part) right.
Try
that again.
12
Tips to Help Your Child With Reading
1. Read, read, read aloud with your child. Choose from a
variety of books, including picture books and simple
books for beginning readers.
2.
Make sure reading times are cozy and relaxed.
3. Build a library of nooks for your child. Opportunities to
turn
pages lead to curiosity about text and print.
4. Share rhyming books with your child. Invite them
to fill in the "missing" rhyming word as you read.
5. Look for predictable books that have recurrent lines or phases.
"Chime
in" together when you come to familiar part.
6. Listen to your child "retell" a storybook in their own words.
These
approximations are a step forward in the reading process.
7. Take your child to the library. Allow time for browsing in the
children's section. Let your child have their own library card.
8. Keep paper, crayons, and pencils readily available and
encourage all efforts your young writer makes, anything
from squiggly lines to "inventively" spelling words. Early efforts
at writing are closely related to beginning reading.
9. When your child begins to write have them write about
the story. Then have them read their story back to you. This is
the
road to reading through writing.
10. Purchase some magnetic letters for your refrigerator door.
Allow your child to handle and play with the freely. Ask "what
letters spell dog, cat, Mom, Dad" etc.
11. Ask your child if they would like to tell you a story. Write it
down as they talk, then read it back and share it with others.
12. Make a book with your child. Staple some blank pages together
and ask them to illustrate the cover and inside pages. Write
down what they say about the pictures or if they are in the writing
stage have them write the story.
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Sensory Memory: Registers input for a fraction of a second.
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Attention: Sorts out what goes into the system.
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Short Term Memory: Keeps it alive for a brief
time.
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Long Term Memory: Stores it from minutes to a lifetime.
* Retrieval: Gets it out of long term memory.