Early Literacy

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Help get children ready to read:

Love of Books - Print Motivation
Being interested in and enjoying books.
Tip: Model the fun of reading and playing with language.
Use Books - Print Awareness
Noticing print is being read and not the pictures, knowing how to handle a book, how to follow the written word on a page and recognizing print has meaning.
Tip: Run your finger under the title and any repeated phrases and allow children to help you say any repetitive phrase.
Learn New Words – Vocabulary
Knowing the names of things and understanding feelings and concepts.
Tip: Read books because they contain words children may not hear in everyday conversations.
Tell a Story - Narrative Skills
Being able to describe things and events and tell stories.
Tip: Reread a book and at certain points, let children tell you what happens next.
See and Know Letters - Letter Knowledge
Knowing letters are different from each other, knowing their names and sounds and recognizing them everywhere.
Tip: Read alphabet books with clear letters and pictures and sing alphabet songs.
Hear and Make Sounds - Phonological Awareness
Being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds that make up words.
Tip: Read books with rhyming words and sing songs.