Every ChildReady to Read

@ your library®

Every ChildReady to Read

@ your library®

Public Library AssociationAssociation for Library Service to Children

Early Talkers

Peek-a-BooPeekaboo! Peekaboo!

(Cover your face with hands)I see you! I see you!

(Open hands to uncover face)I see your button nose.

(Point to your nose or child’s nose)I see your tiny toes. (Point to child’s feet)

I see you! Peekaboo!(cover and uncover face with hands)

• Help children enjoy language, books and reading

• Six early literacy skills• Art activities to reinforce skills

Today’s WorkshopToday’s

Workshop

Effects of Starting Early

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?

Babies and Toddlers(up to 24 months)

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 Motivatio

nChild’s interest in and enjoyment of books

Art Connection• Bookmaking • Draw a picture of a character from the

story • Make something you saw in the story • Draw a picture of your favorite part of

the story • Make your own rebus story • Create story puppets

Phonological Awareness

The ability to hear andplay with the smaller

sounds in words

Eensy Weensy SpiderThe 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 songs with your child • Make egg shakers• Listen to music especially songs

with words • Share poems with your child

(especially rhyming poems)

Language Has Rhythm

• Itsy, Bitsy Spider• Nursery Rhymes• Children’s songs

Vocabulary

Knowing the names of things

carrotcar rot

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

child identify objects

Narrative Skills

The ability to describe

things and events, and to tell stories

Art Activity

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2 3

Art Connection• Tell the story of a piece of art

(painting, sculpture, photograph, musical number) – What, who where, why – follow-up – write story that child tells (print awareness)

• Storytelling • Change the ending/sequencing • Act out the story • Puppets

Print Awareness

• Noticing print everywhere

• Knowing how to handle a book• Knowing how we

followthe words on a

page

Labeling/Environmental Print Activity

Labeling/Environmental Print Activity

Art Connection• Drawing • Painting with Colored Yolk • Make your own mailbox and send

letters to yourself and friends • Make and decorate signs

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

Making Connections

•What the child does•Relate to early literacy

skills

Five Steps for Sharing BooksWith Your Baby

• Pick the best time• Show baby the book• Talk and have fun• Watch what baby does• Share a book with your baby

every day

What books are good for this age?

How do I know what to choose?

Questions

Every Child Ready to Read

@ your libraryWe learn as we have

fun.We have fun as we

learn.

Pass it on!

Every Child Ready to Read

@ your libraryWe learn as we have

fun.We have fun as we

learn.

Pass it on!