Every Child Ready to Read @ Dallas

1. Every ChildReady to Read@ Dallas Public Library Association Association for Library Service to Children Pre-Readers

2. A Sailor Went to SeaToddler Sing Playtime A sailor went to see, see, see To see what he could see, see, see But all that he could see, see, see Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea • Clap, clap clap • Stomp, stomp, stomp • Oo-ah-choo-ah

3. Today’s Workshop • Help children enjoy language, books and reading • Six early literacy skills • Art activities to reinforce skills

4. Effects of Starting Early

5. YOU Are Important • YOU,,parents and caregivers know your children best • Children learn by doing. • Children model parents’ • behavior • First five years set • the stage

6. What do they do?What do you do with them? Four- and Five-Year-Olds

7. WHAT IS EARLY LITERACY?

8. Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read or write.

10. Six Skills To Get Ready to Read • Print Motivation • Phonological Awareness • Vocabulary • Narrative Skills • Print Awareness • Letter Knowledge

11. Print Motivation • Child’s interest in and enjoyment of books

12. Art Connection • Bookmaking • Draw a picture/character • Make something in story • Favorite part of picture • Rebus story • Create puppets

13. Vocabulary • Knowing • the names • of things  

15. Art Connection • Name book • Coffee can theatre • Paintings/photos • Emotion cards

16. Narrative Skills • The ability to describe • things and events, and to tell stories

17. Art Connection • Fingerplays • Acting out story • Drawing • Storytelling • Puppets

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19. Print Awareness • Noticing print everywhere • Knowing how to • handle a book • Knowing how we follow • the words on a page

20. Art Connection • Drawing • Painting • Letter/Mailbox • Signs

21. Labeling/ Environmental Print Activity

22. Letter Knowledge Knowing that letters are different from each other, that they have different names and relate to sounds

23. Art Connection • Clay • Name books • Real life examples

24. Name Book Activity • Child’s name on cover • One letter on each page • Draw, cut images

25. Phonological Awareness The ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words

26. Art Connection • Sing • Musical instruments • Music with words • Poems

28. Making Connections • What the child does • Relate to early literacy skills

29. Language Has Rhythm • Itsy, Bitsy Spider • Nursery Rhymes • Children’s songs

30. Games for Phonological Awareness

31. Games for Phonological Awareness • Say it Slow, Say it Fast • Letter-Sound Day

32. Say It SlowSay It Fast Game

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36. Letter-Sound DayThe Sounds Start with: w, p, b, d, t, m, n, h, y Last: j, l, r. Listen for soundsin words. .

37. Helpful Hints: Keep It Fun • Not too easy or too difficult. • Pay close attention to what your child can and cannot do. • Follow child’s lead. Use toys, books and words that interest your child. • Have fun! Stop before you or your child become frustrated. • Be helpful. Praise your child for all efforts even if the answers are not always correct. Teach the correct answer, but do not expect perfection. • Do not correct speech errors at this time. The goal is to learn that words can come apart, not perfect speech. • Encourage the whole family to play!

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39. Every Child Ready to Read @ DallasWe learn as we have fun.We have fun as we learn. Pass it on!