Objectives:

• determines explicit ways to promote early

literacy
• recognize the roles of the home, language
reading, writing and school to promote
emergent literacy
• design in early literacy program based on the
learning theories, early literacy balance, home
and school environment literacy and literacy
In children’s development,
oral language, reading
The natural
development of
and writing are
children is an
significantly and
important
dynamically concurrent,
consideration in
promoting early
that is, they build upon
literacy.
one another.
 Described how
language helps
children to learn to
ascertain meaning
from the world
around them.
 Found that
children who are
introduced to
literature at an
early age tend to
develop
sophisticated
 Another important consideration in
promoting early literacy is the natural
development of children, that is, the
the active construction of their own
learning which is more successful when
To become
mediated by literate adults, particularly
the parents. literate, children
must learn
about the
functions and
uses of literacy.

parents
 Pointed out that the
homes provide a setting
where interactions
between adults and
children are socially,
emotionally and
intellectually conducive to
literacy and growth. The
supportive and interactive
 Liechter(1984)
Identified three ways by which the
families influence literacy
Theways
Three established emotional
by which the families
development. influence
Interpersonal
Physical Environment
literacy interaction
development
and motivational climate
 Three ways by which the families influence
literacy development

The established emotional

Interpersonal interaction Physical Environment and motivational climate
Interpersonal interaction
Is described as the
literacy experiences
shared by the
parents and other
adult family
members with the
child to promote
Physical Environment
Evolves the literacy
materials available in the
home. Appropriate and
readily accessible literacy
materials like picture –
concept books, picture –
story books, TV program –
related books, newspaper
and magazines help in
promoting the interest and
 The established emotional and
motivational climate
The established
emotional and
motivational climate
refers to the relationship
among family members,
parents’ attitude toward
literacy and the
aspiration for their
child’s achievements.
 Morrow(1989)
Identified five vehicles for early literacy
development which include
home reading
languange

writing
School
The Role of the Home in Promoting
Early Literacy
Family members, particularly parents, must initiate
literacy activities for the child.
The home must provide opportunities to naturally
develop the child’s ability and desire to read.
All family members must read to a child and must
be responsive to his queries.
Parents involve the child in their reading and take
him in bookstore and libraries.
Parents help the child with his reading and writing.
Parents communicate with the child through
writing as often as possible.
Playtime at home is spent in reading, browsing
books, writing, drawing and other informal
activities that would eventually develop the
literacy.
Parents must provide literacy materials and
nurture his interest and skills.
Parents must take ownership of their critical rule
in their child’s literacy as the child takes
ownership of his/her own learning.
The value of language in
promoting early literacy
 Language is
Language is regularly used in social
Language is frequent used associated with
context. meaningfully. pleasure and
enjoyment.
Language is used to
Language is used to explore reading
comprehend print materials and to
materials and audio- process writing
activities.
visual materials.
Language is used to promote oral Provide
communication, encourage correct opportunities
pronunciation and develop for play to
vocabulary. used
language.
The value of reading in promoting
early literacy
 1. Create a rich reading environment by providing varied reading
materials.

• Picture books-picture concept books • Traditional Literature Books Nursery r

(alphabet, numbers, and animals)
cardboard concept books (alphabets,
numbers and animals) picture story
books.
• Participation Books Touch-and-feel • Magazines, Newspapers and
books • TV Program-related Comics • Children’s Dictionaries
books/movie related books Sesame Children's First Dictionaries
Street Nickelodeon Disney Children’s Picture Dictionaries
2. Promote awareness in environmental print.
 3. Enrich emergent reading through schools reading and writing
materials like papers, pencils, crayons, clay or play dough, drawing
pads, boards, manipulative toys, puppets and puzzle.
 4. Enhance interest in early reading through audio-visual materials, computer
software for sound-letter discrimination, vocabulary, and children’s stories.

5. Nature love for reading through whole family involvement in reading activities.

• Recreational Reading Nursery rhymes, fairy tales,

fable and folktales, poetry, jokes and riddles

• Story Reading
Reading aloud, bedtime stories Story telling
retelling Shared book experiences • Reading
magazines • Identifying Environmental Print
The value of writing in promoting
early literacy
1. Create a rich writing
environment by
providing varied
materials for writing. • Workbooks for
Beginning
• Writing pad, tracing Writers,
pads, sketch pads, drawing
Coloring Books,
pads, or even recyclable
papers. Activity Books
for Alphabet and
Numbers,
shapes and Size
 2. Recognize environmental print.
• Food chains,
amusement
centers, parks
and malls where
Food labels usually found in the home
they love to go.
and in the supermarket

• Logos of
their
favorite
cartoon
characters
and mascots.
3. Enrich emergent writing by
providing audio-visual
materials and computer
software for sound
discrimination and letter
writing, picture recognition
and number writing, for signs
and logos discrimination.
 4. Nature emergent writing through whole family
participation in writing activities.
• First marking attempts on paper, or even on walls
• Scribbling, squiggling

• Copying, imitating adult-writing, tracing

• Drawing, finger-painting
• Invented spelling
• Writing his name
• Producing lines, shapes
• Communicating to family members through
writing simple notes or letters sending greeting
cards and texting.
5. Establish pleasurable and enjoyable writing
through the following
• Assistance to child’s writing attempts.
• Encouragement to identify what he writes.
• Interaction with the child about what is being
written.
• Invitation to observe adult writing and to try
make one for himself.
• Display of early writings to be enjoyed.
• Response to his queries with information and
explanation.
The Role of the School in
Promoting Early Literacy
The school must take
home literacy as the
basis for early literacy
instruction.
 The school must
collaborate with the
parents to better
understand the early
literacy of an individual
learner.
The school must always
recognize the
individuality of each
learner to better
understand his being
and emergent readers
and writer.
The school must always
consider the every child
is an emerging learner.
The school must provide
meaningful literacy
events for emerging
learners.
 The school must
recognize that children
are active constructors
of their own learning,
but the teacher’s
scaffolding is necessary,
and is minimized until
they can work
The school must create
a literacy environment
both with guided and
free play, sensitive and
circle time. In this way,
the young learners will
realize that learning is
pleasurable but needs
discipline, and is
 The collaboration of
parents, teachers,
school administrators
and the active
participation of the
young learners is the key
to effective early literacy
education.