Promoting Literacy

Between Pre-kindergartens and their Parents

Inde’ra Broughton
Grand Canyon University- ECH-515
January 10, 2018
What is Literacy?

• The ability to understand spoken and written words, and express

ideas through writing.
• Emergent Literacy skills
➢Oral Language
➢Alphabet knowledge
➢Print Knowledge
Literacy affects learning at an early age

• Social- Emotional skills- interact with others, express and

regulate emotions
• Cognitive skills- Problem solving
• Language comprehension
Examples of learning at an early age

• Playing
• Games that promote literacy
• Print rich environment
Connection between reading and writing

• Phonics and Phonemic awareness

• Vocabulary
• Fine motor
Integrating daily reading and writing activities at home

• Variety of books to read

• Create your own story with your child
• Paper and Writing supplies
Strategies to encourage children’s early literacy
exploration and shared reading
• Make learning fun and exciting
• Read with your child not to your child
Strategies to engage in dialogue with children

• Quality Talk with your child

• Conversations during everyday routine
Literacy activities Phonics and Phonemic
awareness books
Alphabet Books
• Label items in your home
• Practice writing first and last name
• Identify familiar and unfamiliar symbols
and signs
• Play literacy games online
 References
Beaty, J. (2013). 50 early childhood literacy strategies. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Pearson Education Inc.
Rosa Milagros, S., Angel, F., & LaShorage, S. (2012). Helping families
connect early literacy with social-emotional development. YC Young Childr (2),
88.
Strickland, D. & Riley-Ayers, S. (2006). Early literacy: policy and practice in
the preschool Years. National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER),
Rutgers University.
Test, J, Cunningham, D., Lee, A. (2010) Talking with young children: How
teachers encourage leaning Retrieved from
https://southernearlychildhood.org/upload/pdf/Talking_With_Young_Children_
1.pdf
Event Activity: Create a Book (30 -60 minutes)
• Directions: Create a short story, use crayons and markers to decorate. Read
the story to your child from start to finish. Next, read the story with expression
and ask questions (shared book reading). Lastly, compare the difference.
• Materials: Construction paper, staplers, crayons, markers, pencils
 List of daily activity for the week: Letter Detective, Read a
book every night
Day Activity Materials
Monday Hunt for the letter A, book Magazines, newspaper and other environmental
print
Tuesday Hunt for the letter B, book Magazines, newspaper and other environmental
print

Wednesday Hunt for the letter C, book Magazines, newspaper and other environmental
print

Thursday Hunt for the letter D, book Magazines, newspaper and other environmental
print

Friday Hunt for the letter E, book Magazines, newspaper and other environmental
print

Saturday Hunt for the letter F, book Magazines, newspaper and other environmental
print

Sunday Hunt for the letter G, book Magazines, newspaper and other environmental
print
Parent Communication Log In
• Resources to access learning:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/read/
http://www.starfall.com/
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