Using C.O.A.P. in the Classroom Akela Barnett Abby Champion Julie Toscano Using C.O.A.P. in the Classroom

What is Early Literacy? Early Literacy is everything children know about reading and writing before they actually learn to read and write. Early literacy skills begin to develop in the first five years of life. Experiences with books and language lay the foundation for success in learning to read. Children prepare to read long before they enter school.

Literacy Concepts C.O.A.P. Concepts of Print Oral Language Alphabet Knowledge Phonological Awareness

CONCEPTS OF PRINT

Concepts of Print Concepts of Print includes book knowledge, directionality (reading from left to right), print awareness, and environmental print, distinctions between letters and words and upper and lowercase letters. Teachers should model concepts of print each time a book is introduced.

Turn and Talk Thinking about the PALS and GRTR assessment and working with children that need additional help. What kind of activities can you pull from concepts of print to incorporate in learning activiites.

Oral Language

What is Oral Language? Oral Language is the foundation of literacy! Children need to learn new words and learn about the structure of language through talking with their peers and adults. Any verbal activity performed with children is an example of oral language.

Language Modeling Indicators Frequent Conversation Open-ended Questions Repetition and Extension Self-and Parallel Talk Advanced Language

Alphabet Knowledge

Alphabet Knowledge Alphabet Knowledge is the ability to name, distinguish shapes, write, and identify the sounds of the alphabet. (Mason, 1984)

Phonological Awareness

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS Phonological Awareness is the conscious attention to the sounds of written language. It only involves sounds (alliteration, rhyming, syllables, etc. no written language).

Reflection How good is your acting? This is where they act out Language Modeling indicators as if audience was in a classroom?

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