Early

Language,
Literacy, and
Numeracy
(ELLN)
Module 1
•  This module, which consists of
three lessons, focuses on the
foundations of early language
and literacy development and
instruction.
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Lesson 3: Early Literacy Instructi
on: How Do We Teach?
 Prong 1 - Genuine Love for Reading
(GLR)
1) Prong 1 aims to immerse the child in literature
and develop a deep and lasting love for
reading. Finding a good, interesting story and
age-appropriate story is the first step to this
prong. The message of the story should be very
clear to the teacher as this will be the basis of
the development of the lesson. Pre-reading
activities such as unlocking of vocabulary,
motivating student interest and setting a
purpose for reading or listening happens in this
prong. The aim is to stimulate students’
enthusiasm for reading.
 Prong 2 - Critical Thinking (CT)
1) This prong is about enabling children to reflect
on and think about the story. After reading the
story, there can be a discussion where the
children are guided to a better understanding
of the events and the message of the story.
Creative exercises such as role-playing and
writing activities allow children to give their
own interpretation of events in the story.
Through this prong, vocabulary, listening
comprehension and oral language are
developed and critical thinking is applied daily
and becomes a habit.
 Prong 3 - Grammar and Oral
Language Development (GOLD)

Literature models good

language. Children will catch
this language and apply it in
their regular conversations.
Capitalizing on this, the
teacher uses the story to
explicitly teach language
structures. Since the children
Prong 4 - Transfer Stage (TS)
In the course of time, children
who have grown to love
stories would want to read
them on their own. Opening a
book, pretending to read, and
asking the teacher what a
word means are signs that
the child is ready for