From teaching literacy for dual language learners to establishing preliteracy learning and using music, movement and art to heighten literacy learning, these activities offer the latest and greatest in literacy and language research from the top names in the field.
Learning the alphabet is one of the first things we do in school, and something we use every day for very important tasks—(like reading this article!) While most of us remember learning the Alphabet Song as young children, knowing the letters of the alphabet doesn’t stop at singing them; we also need to know how to write them.
Literacy Lesson PlanningFor new readers, reading is not an automatic process: it must be learned. Guided reading lessons help students develop their own awareness and understanding of all elements of a text, allowing them to learn at their own pace. An effective teacher tool, guided reading activities allow teachers to help students focus on improving and developing their reading comprehension skills.
LiteracyLanguage is perhaps the greatest resource we can share with babies and young children. Activities for infants and toddlers that focus on talking, storytelling, and reading are essential to the development of young minds. Within the first three years of life, children are constantly forming connections and building their minds in all areas. Being read aloud to helps jumpstart this developmental process. The ability to use spoken language to establish the cognitive, social-emotional, and even physical development of a child is an important skill for teachers to have.
Literacy Infant & ToddlerLiteracy doesn’t have to be limited to books! We use our reading skills all the time, whether we’re reading a stop sign, a shopping list, or a recipe. Engaging literacy activities pull reading out of workbooks and into real—or imaginary—life. Literacy is one of the most important skills we learn, but before we can read words, we have to start with letters. Young children may know how to sing the ABC song, but that doesn’t always mean they can recognize letters on paper. That is where early childhood literacy activities come in. Fun activities that incorporate letters into imaginative play let children approach reading from a whole new perspective, and make them more likely to see literacy as a fun and useful skill!
Movement and Play Literacy Lesson PlanningLearning to write is one of the largest milestones in childhood learning. Aside from talking, it is the most important language skill, and it opens the door for many new modes of communication. As soon as they near school age, emergent readers are often instructed to complete repetitive letter copying in an effort to quickly develop their writing skills. This overlooks words being used to express ideas—the core purpose of written language. Emergent readers and writers must first be taught the symbolic use of language before they can fully grasp its lexicography.
LiteracyOur Learn Everyday About Animals book is a great resource for preschool teachers wondering exactly how to teach sight words in their classrooms. Grabbing the attention of your preschoolers long enough to shape their emergent literacy skills through sight words can be difficult. Making the process of learning as engaging and interesting as possible is a wonderful goal for teachers to keep in mind when introducing literacy to their students.
Literacy LiteracyTeaching early writing is always a great opportunity to share literacy skills and more with your learners! Writing letters in preschool is just one way to teach these skills and make learning writing letters more fun! Playful Writing, by Rebecca Olien and Laura Woodside, is a wonderful resource for creative letter writing activities preschoolers can do either at home or school!
LiteracyReading to babies is a very important step in their early brain development. Parents and educators teaching reading to children of all ages should consider how early reading impacts other developmental stages and that methods such as reading games are extremely beneficial to the growth of their learners.
Literacy Literacy Infant & ToddlerA common struggle educators face is that educational games are sometimes not fun or engaging enough for little learners. Interactive literacy games are one solution to this problem, and Pam Schiller’s book, Creating Readers, provides several exciting literacy games guaranteed to excite your students.
LiteracyGet your 3- and 4-year-olds excited about reading with reading games like this one! This activity will help make teaching reading and teaching vocabulary to a large group easy and fun.
Literacy Lesson PlanningUse "baby talk" with infants to encourage language development. Watch how toddlers lip-read to pick up language sounds. Explore more complex language with preschoolers. Find all these resources and easy activities from Gryphon House experts in literacy.
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