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Five Little Ducks Five little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mother Duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack." But only 4 little ducks came back. Four little ducks... Three little ducks... Two little ducks... One little duck... Well, sad Mother Duck went out one day, Over the hills and far away, Mother Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack." And all of the 5 little ducks came back. QUACK! QUACK!

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

Effects of Starting Early

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

What do they do? What do you do with them? Two- and Three- Year Olds

Literacy in Our Daily Routine

WHAT IS EARLY LITERACY?

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

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

Print Motivation Child’s interest in and enjoyment of books

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

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

Eensy Weensy Spider The eensy weensy spider climbed up the water spout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain So the eensy weensy spider climbed up the spout again.

Art Connection Sing Musical instruments Music with words Poems

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

Vocabulary Knowing the names of things 

carrot carrot

Vocabulary Things Feelings Concepts

Art Connection Peek a boo Name Book Changing Face Puppet Coffee Can theater Emotion Cards Use paintings and photos to help child identify objects

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

Labeling/ Environmental Print Activity Labeling/ Environmental Print Activity

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

Art Connection Clay Name books Real life examples

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

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

Art Connection Fingerplays Acting out story Drawing Storytelling Puppets

Making Connections What the child does Relate to early literacy skills

Dialogic or Hear and Say Reading

Ask “What” Questions

Ask Open Ended Questions

Use general questions to encourage child to say more Simple what questions Add description What do you see on this page? What’s happening here? What else do you see? Build upon the child’s phrases Have your child repeat Relate to child’s experiences

Dialogic Reading

Questions

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