Literacy
Skills
Reading aloud develops
an awareness of print, its form and function, the relationship
between speech and print, and book handling skills.
Reading aloud builds
familiarity with story patterns and story language. Familiarity
with stories allows for prediction.
Reading aloud promotes
language development, helps to build the child’s vocabulary,
expands the child’s understanding of the world, and helps
link new concepts to known concepts.
Reading aloud creates
pleasant associations with books…enjoyment, pleasure and
fun. These associations will eventually lead the child to seek
out books on their own.
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What can I do to
help my child develop literacy skills?
Read to your child
daily. Follow the words with your finger and talk about the cover
of the book, the illustrations, and the words.
Talk about the books
you read together.
The characters- why do they do things in the story?
Make predictions about what will happen next.
Make connections between the story and their own lives.
Ask your child to
retell a story that you have just read. Listen for them to talk
about the characters, problems, solutions, the beginning, middle
and end of the story.
Develop Concepts:
up, down, over, under, on, in, and beside.
Practice following
2 step directions. (For example, tell your child to put the fork
down and take the cup to the sink.)
Practice listening
skills. Have your child repeat what you have said.
Practice answering
questions: who, what, where, when, why and how.
Read, say, and practice
rhymes.
Help your child
practice, identify, and write his/her own name.
Provide a writing
center in your house with writing materials ­ crayons, markers,
paper, journals, books.
Have your children
write when you write ­ grocery lists, letters, checkbooks
etc.
Practice identifying
capital letters.
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