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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Early Literacy
Early language and literacy (reading and writing) development begins in the first three years of life and is closely linked to a child's earliest experiences with books and stories. The interactions that young children have with such literacy materials as books, paper, and crayons, and with the adults in their lives are the building blocks for language, reading and writing development. This does not mean advocating the teaching of reading to younger and younger children. Formal instruction, which pushes infants and toddlers to achieve the actual reading and writing of words, is not developmentally appropriate. Requiring young children who are not developmentally ready to read is counter productive and potentially damaging to children, who may begin to associate reading and books with failure. Early literacy theory emphasizes the more natural unfolding of skills
through the enjoyment of books, the importance of positive interactions
between young children and adults, and the critical role of
literacy-rich experiences. That being said, strong reading skills form the basis for learning in all subjects, and should be a key focus in the early years.
Here are some resources that I would highly recommend to promote early literacy in your young children.
-This site and this site provide some info on the importance of literacy.
-Leapfrog Letter Factory. Children learn letter recognition and sounds, upper and lower case.
-Meet the Sight Words. An animated teaching tool and innovative approach to teaching kids to recognize the sight words.
-Librivox. This is an online digital library of free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers. Listen to audio books as often as possible to aid in the immersion of young children to words and language!
Here are some audio book recommendations for young children that can be found on the site: The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and the Curdie, Old Mother West Wind, English Fairy Tales, The Light Princess, Wizard of Oz, Through the Looking Glass, My Father's Dragon, This Country of Ours, The Railway Children, Just So Stories (version 4 has the best reader, IMO), Tales from Shakespeare, The Story of the Treasure Seekers, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Wind in the Willows, Understood Betsy, My Father's Dragon, Robin Hood, Heidi, Five Little Peppers, Childhood Favorites and Fairy Stories, The Junior Classics, Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know, Thorton Burgess animal stories like The Adventures of Reddy Fox, of course loads of books by E. Nesbit and Beatrix Potter, and anything with "Folk" and "Tales-" lots of interesting ones from many different countries.
And here is another recommended listening list for Librivox.
-The LIBRARY! Take advantage of your local library, especially if they do story times! It provides a wonderful opportunity for children to learn to love books in a group setting. Bring a large bag and check out as many books as can fit! Make going to the library a weekly routine.
What are some of your favorite resources for promoting early literacy development??
Here are some resources that I would highly recommend to promote early literacy in your young children.
-This site and this site provide some info on the importance of literacy.
-Leapfrog Letter Factory. Children learn letter recognition and sounds, upper and lower case.
-Meet the Sight Words. An animated teaching tool and innovative approach to teaching kids to recognize the sight words.
-Librivox. This is an online digital library of free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers. Listen to audio books as often as possible to aid in the immersion of young children to words and language!
Here are some audio book recommendations for young children that can be found on the site: The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and the Curdie, Old Mother West Wind, English Fairy Tales, The Light Princess, Wizard of Oz, Through the Looking Glass, My Father's Dragon, This Country of Ours, The Railway Children, Just So Stories (version 4 has the best reader, IMO), Tales from Shakespeare, The Story of the Treasure Seekers, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Wind in the Willows, Understood Betsy, My Father's Dragon, Robin Hood, Heidi, Five Little Peppers, Childhood Favorites and Fairy Stories, The Junior Classics, Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know, Thorton Burgess animal stories like The Adventures of Reddy Fox, of course loads of books by E. Nesbit and Beatrix Potter, and anything with "Folk" and "Tales-" lots of interesting ones from many different countries.
And here is another recommended listening list for Librivox.
-The LIBRARY! Take advantage of your local library, especially if they do story times! It provides a wonderful opportunity for children to learn to love books in a group setting. Bring a large bag and check out as many books as can fit! Make going to the library a weekly routine.
What are some of your favorite resources for promoting early literacy development??
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