Emergent Literacy
Emergent literacy forms a foundation upon which children will gage their future reading (Schirmer, 1998). In other words, if emerging literacy was fun, exciting, explosive for a child, that child will probably continue to feel that way about reading throughout life. During a child’s emerging literacy, adults need to "hook" the child or the child may struggle with reading for many years.
"No teacher or friend of later childhood will ever have as great an influence with the child as you now have… Therefore, in your attitude toward books and what you do with them, you provide a vital role model for your child. Given a stimulating home environment where many books have been shared in a warm, comfortable atmosphere, children are much more likely to go to school eager to learn to read, confident about their ability to do so, and excited about books (Lamme, et. al., 1980)."
In my classroom each student has their own book box. I like this
idea of personalizing the boxes with a student pictures.
I often use cookie sheets and magnetic letters at my guided reading table.
They are inexpensive and durable. It's a great way to teach making words
with your students.
I thought this was a great and effective activity that can be used in pre-school
and at the beginning of kindergarten.
These types of items can be added to a block center
for students in the Logographic stage.
It's extremely important to set up routines and rules for Guided Reading and The Daily 5. In the past,
my students have sometimes forgotten that they are to become problem solvers themselves. I love the idea of this 'Invisible' button!!!! If the light is on, Im invisible and students can't interrupt me while I am working with a small group. An easy and effective way to better manage my precious teaching time.
My school principal recently purchased each teacher Jan Richardson's Guided Reading. We also attended several PD days and had a trained Guided Reading coach in our school every week. I found this book to be extremely useful for planning highly effective reading lessons.
Teaching letters through names is POWERFUL! I like the idea of
beginning the year with a name book.
A fun and exciting way to reinforce letter recognition.
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