Literacy Development
NAME: Keneisha Blair
LECTURE: Ms. Palmer
I.D#: SW9011/11
COURSE WORK #: 3
Emergent literacy
According to May (1990, p. 59) emergent literacy is the process of learning. It is a product of children’s explorations with concepts and conventions about language with which they are familiar.
Two Early Literacy behaviours in young children
* Pretend reading * Scribbling
Two activities that can be used to enhance and cater for pretend reading
Young children imitate what they see adults do in society. On such thing is reading. Children will take up any form of literature and pretend that they are reading. To enhance and cater for this behaviour parents and teachers can:
Activity 1 The teacher or parent should ensure that the environment that the child is in has different kinds of text that the child can manipulate. It is important that these texts are age appropriate. These texts should be colourful and has pictures that will attract the attention of this child. Whenever it is observed that these texts are been utilized by the child, the teacher or parent should ensure that the book is turned properly and that the child is reading from the left to the right. They should also make themselves available as to provide answers to questions that children might ask.
Activity 2
The parent or teacher can play a game with the child, whereby the child will earn points whenever he/she reads something new. When this is done, items in the surroundings will be labelled and the child will be eager to read what is written. Other items such as signs should also be read by the child. In addition, whenever the parent is making a grocery list, the child would be asked to read what is written on the list. The parent will also take the child to the supermarket and the child will be given certain items that should be bought. Upon each visit the child will be given the same items until that task is mastered.
Scribbling
Activity 1
Whenever a child
LECTURE: Ms. Palmer
I.D#: SW9011/11
COURSE WORK #: 3
Emergent literacy
According to May (1990, p. 59) emergent literacy is the process of learning. It is a product of children’s explorations with concepts and conventions about language with which they are familiar.
Two Early Literacy behaviours in young children
* Pretend reading * Scribbling
Two activities that can be used to enhance and cater for pretend reading
Young children imitate what they see adults do in society. On such thing is reading. Children will take up any form of literature and pretend that they are reading. To enhance and cater for this behaviour parents and teachers can:
Activity 1 The teacher or parent should ensure that the environment that the child is in has different kinds of text that the child can manipulate. It is important that these texts are age appropriate. These texts should be colourful and has pictures that will attract the attention of this child. Whenever it is observed that these texts are been utilized by the child, the teacher or parent should ensure that the book is turned properly and that the child is reading from the left to the right. They should also make themselves available as to provide answers to questions that children might ask.
Activity 2
The parent or teacher can play a game with the child, whereby the child will earn points whenever he/she reads something new. When this is done, items in the surroundings will be labelled and the child will be eager to read what is written. Other items such as signs should also be read by the child. In addition, whenever the parent is making a grocery list, the child would be asked to read what is written on the list. The parent will also take the child to the supermarket and the child will be given certain items that should be bought. Upon each visit the child will be given the same items until that task is mastered.
Scribbling
Activity 1
Whenever a child