1. Hanen Building Emergent Literacy

2. What are emergent literacy skills?
Conversation
Vocabulary
Story comprehension
Language for thinking and learning
Print Knowledge
Phonological awareness

3. Turn book reading into a conversation
Read with children not to children
Turning book reading into a conversation. Observe
Wait
Listen
Strive for 5
Ask questions/make comments

4. to build new vocabulary.
Make words
SPARKLE
to build new vocabulary.

5. Select the right words
Step it up……
“saturated”
“soggy”
“wet”

6. Make new words sparkle throughout the day!!

7. Characters Setting Problem Action Resolution
Understanding the story behind the story.
Characters
Setting
Problem
Action
Resolution

8. Using CASPR Use visual supports Making thinking out loud comments
Questioning- Who? What? Where? When? Why? Tell me more…
Highlight CSPAR in repeated readings

9. Help children use language to think and learn.
E’s & P’s
Explain Predict
Experiences Pretend
Emotions Problem Solve
Evaluate Project
Promote E’s and P’s in every day conversation

10. Print Knowledge POP Point Out Print Print is meaningful
Books are used in a specific way
Print includes letters, words, spaces and punctuation

11. What and how much to pop Front of book Title, author, illustrator
Read left to right, top to bottom
Speech balloons
Illustrations
Words, spaces
Read print- not illustrations
Letters
Punctuation marks

12. Phonological Awareness
Rhyming
Alliteration
Syllable Identification
Initial sound identification
Listen- Find One Like It

13. Weitzman and Greenberg 2010
“Studies show that children who participate frequently in extended conversations with adults have a better language and literacy outcomes”.
Weitzman and Greenberg 2010