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Every ChildReady to Read
@ Dallas
Every ChildReady to Read
@ Dallas
Dallas Public Library Public Library Association
Association for Library Service to Children
Full Workshop
Goals for Today’s Workshop
• Overview of ECRR Six Pre-Reading Skills• Activities and book selection for each
skill• Tips for parents and caregivers on
engaging their children in literacy activities
• Presentation and outreach resources for early literacy advocates
Core Value of ECRR• Parents/caregivers are the child’s first
and best teacher. • Play provides a wide range of benefits
and opportunities for the young child. • Reading is an essential life skill. • Lifelong learning is a primary role of the
public library and this learning begins at birth.
What Research Says• In 2009, 83% of children from low-
income families—and 85% of low-income students who attend high-poverty schools—failed to reach the “proficient” level in reading.
SOURCE: Early Warning! Why Readingby the End of Third Grade Matters. 2009, KIDS COUNT
Special Report of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
What Research Says• Overall, a smaller percentage of
children in poverty were read to, told stories, or sung to daily by a family member than children at or above poverty
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2009). The Condition of
Education 2009 (NCES 2009-081),
What Research Says• If current trends hold true, 6.6 million
low-income children in the birth to age 8 group are at increased risk of failing to graduate from high school on time.
• Texas ranks 36 lowest in the nation on reading proficiency levels.
SOURCE: Early Warning! Why Readingby the End of Third Grade Matters. 2009, KIDS COUNT
Special Report of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
What Research SaysHaving parents teach specific
literacy skills to their children was two times more effective than having parents listen to their children read and six times more effective than encouraging parents to read to their children.
SOURCE: The Effect of Family Literacy Interventions On Children's Acquisition of Reading, 2006http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/html/lit_interventions/index.html
Six Skills To Get Ready to Read
•Print Motivation•Vocabulary•Narrative Skills•Phonological Awareness
•Letter Knowledge •Print Awareness
My Aunt Came BackMy aunt came back
From old Japan,And she brought with her
A big hand fan.
My aunt came back,From old Algiers,
And she brought with her,A pair of shears.
My aunt came back,From Holland too,
And she brought with herA wooden shoe.
My aunt came back,From Guadalupe,
She brought with her,A hula hoop.
My aunt came back,From Timbucktoo,
And she brought with her.A fool like you!
Making Connections
What do children do in a typical
day?
Print Motivatio
nChild’s interest in and enjoyment of books (language)
Vocabulary
Knowing the names of things
Activities & Crafts• Emotion Cards (from www.kdl.org PLAY,
GROW, READ
• ABC Game– Choose a category and have everyone
choose a word that falls into that category but starts with the next letter of the alphabet.
Narrative Skills
The ability to describe
things and events, and to tell stories
•Ask “What” Questions
●Ask “Open-ended” Questions
Activity: Dialogic or Hear and Say Reading
Use general questions to encourage child to say
more• Simple what questions• 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
Phonological Awareness
The ability to hear andplay with the smaller
sounds in words
Activities & Crafts•Sing songs to emphasize that
language has a rhythm•Read poems or books that
rhyme, have alliteration and tongue twisters
•Say it Fast, Say it Slow
carrotcar rot
Say it Fast, Say it Slow
Knowing that letters are different from each
other,that they have different names and relate to
sounds
Letter Knowledge
Knowledge of alphabet letters at
entry into kindergarten is a
strong predictor of reading ability in
10th grade.
Name Book Activity• Child’s name on cover• One letter on each page• Draw or cut images out of a
magazine that start with the same letters as the ones in your name.
Print Awareness
• Noticing print everywhere
• Knowing how to handle a book• Knowing how we
followthe words on a
page
Activities & Crafts• Labeling/Environmental Print Activity
– Use stickers or post-it notes to label the things around you
– Where are everyday places you see print?
• Cereal/Food Box Books – From www.kdl.org PLAY, GROW, READ
Resources
How many words do we use?•By Age 2 - 200•Age 3 - 2,000
•Age 5 - over 4,000•Average Spoken - 10,000
•Average Dictionary - 100,000
•OED - over 600,000 definitions
Rich in Language
•Predictable - Magic Hat, Mem Fox•Wordless - Tuesday, David Wiesner•Concept - A Was Once an Apple Pie, Edward Lear•Poetry - Jack Prelutsky•Information - Head to Toe, Eric Carle
Books
