WORKSHOP 1Creating a Literacy Rich Home

Our Scope?

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Creating Literacy Rich Home

What is Literacy?

What is Literacy?

The ability to:

Talk, Read, and Write.

Leading to the ability to:

Communicate and Learn.

Literacy is

Developmental.

Begins at birth, develops by

Daily interactions.

Duck

A Bark

Cat Meow

Qua Qua

Twinkle twinkle little

star

D

C

The sound “d”

CAT

HAT

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What comes into my mind when

I recall my home?

The Imagic store

The Imagic Store contains:

“images a parent has or does not have of ways of being.”John Bransford

5/13/2013

Parents makes a difference!

5/13/2013

By Age four: Family in

Poverty

Working Class

Family

Professional

family

Total number of words the child

hears.

13 million 26 million 45 million

Average number of words heard

per hour.

616 1,251 2,153

Average number of questions

asked per hour.

5 20 40

Average rate of affirmations to

prohibitions.

5 to 11 12 to 7 32 to 5

Average number of vocabulary

words child knows by age four.

2,000 12,000 20,000

Parents makes a difference!

• The differences in the quantity and quality of children’s

early interactions and oral language experiences predict

early school success.

• Children need to know 10,000 to 12,000 words to be

successful readers.

• Children whose parents ask them questions during

daily routines are more school ready than children that do

not get the opportunity to talk and think with their parents."

5/13/2013

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Interactions Lead To“Shared Positive Emotions”

Shared Positive Interactions

Shared positive interactions create positive emotions between two or

more people; they lead to a feeling of joy, excitement, interest,

caring and trust. They create a safe and trusting environment in which learning readily occurs.

Shared Negative Interactions

Rich Daily Routines.

Daily Routines Include

Talking, Reading, and Writing During:

Feeding or Meal Time

Diapering, Dressing, and Bath Time

Ethnic or Religious Rituals

Family Work Rituals

Bed Time

Commuting (driving, walking, biking)

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How this class will help you to keep

1. Our journey had already started…

2. Next - The parental tool box.

3. Next - The road to Reading.

4. Next - The road to Writing.

5. Last - How to keep succeeding in

Creati ng Literacy

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The parental tool box

Nurture a Positive Self

Image!

Watch, Wait,

Listen.Doing and

Discovery

Parent – Child

Conversation

Teach Expand and

Extend

Running

commentary

Encourage!

Read Aloud! Repeat Develop with

child’s abilitiesBuild Sound

awareness

Homework

• Comment on the blog:

Talk to me, I’m yours Forever!

• Practice the new skills.

1. Plan and prepare an activity to share with your kid.

The activity should relate to the lesson. Get inspiration from hundreds of

sites out there. Links for suggested activities will appear on the blog. Or

create your own.

2. Try it and record a short video.

3. Share your experience with the class.

Recommended Sites

• FIRST 5

• Parents website: www.ccfc.ca.gov/parents

• Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/first5california?fref=ts

• BabyCenter.com

• Parents.com