81. UCB Parents Advice About Preschool-aged Kids: Learning To Read Write large letters on paper and have her decorate the letter that all parentsshould be working on prereading skills with their preschoolers. http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/preschoolaged/learningtoread.html

UCB Parents Advice about Preschool-aged Kids Learning to Read Advice and recommendations from the UCB Parents mailing list. This page is brought to you by UC Berkeley Parents Network Back to: Advice about Preschool-aged Kids October 2002 My four year old daughter has recently developed a huge interest in letters and numbers and spends much of her time pretending to read. She also enjoys learning to ''draw'' letters of the alphabet. What should I be doing to encourage her? Should I be doing anything? (I hear there are pitfalls to ''forcing'' academics.) I have two younger children so I'd love to know what I can do to channel this interest in the most efficient way possible. My husband or I spend about 15 min. per day reading to her. Is that enough? She's my oldest and I'm pretty clueless about how (and when) kids learn to read and write and what I should or should not be doing to make it happen. Thanks very much! Katherine How wonderful for you that your daughter is showing such interest. I'd say make it all a game. Have a ''letter of the week'' (or day) and try to find that letter on road signs, cereal boxes, books of course, computer games, etc. Show her how to write the letters of her name and let her ''practice'' with you holding her hand as you write. Help her to trace letters with tracing paper. Write large letters on paper and have her ''decorate'' the letter with crayon drawings. Teach the ABC song. I'm sure as you go along you'll think of more! Have fun! anon

82. UMHS Your Child Reading And Your Child Read is a national campaign to build the early literacy skills of preschool children andcaregivers for helping prepare children to learn to read and write. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/reading.htm

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86. Library: 10 Research Based Principles to and examine books, say nursery rhymes, write messages, and see and talk aboutprint. Such preschool experiences lead to improved reading achievement in the http://www.ciera.org/library/instresrc/principles/

Improving the Reading Achievement of America's Children: 10 Research-Based Principles Download these principles in Adobe Acrobat format by clicking here (Having trouble downloading, printing, or viewing these files? If so, click here 1. Home language and literacy experiences that lead to the development of key print concepts are plentiful among children who enter school prepared to learn to read. Joint book reading with family members helps children develop a wide range of knowledge that supports them in school-based reading. Once students are in school, parental help in the form of modeling good reading habits and monitoring homework and television viewing is associated with gains in student achievement. Programs that assist families in initiating and sustaining these sorts of activities show positive benefits for children's reading achievement. 2. Preschool programs are particularly beneficial for children who do not experience informal learning opportunities in their homes. These preschool experiences include opportunities to listen to and examine books, say nursery rhymes, write messages, and see and talk about print. Such preschool experiences lead to improved reading achievement in the school years, with some effects proving durable through grade 3. 3. Skills that predict later reading success

87. Early Childhood Reading And Writing Parent Lesson Plans Enjoyable reading and writing. http://phonics.jazzles.com/html/parent.html

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90. Emergent Literacy - Research References The place of specific skills in preschool and kindergarten literacy Young childrenlearn to read and write (96159 Newark, DE International reading Association http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/em_litr.html

Research References for Emergent Literacy / Beginning Reading Adams, M.J. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Barnhart, J.E. (1986). Written language concepts and cognitive development in kindergarten children. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Barr, R. (1984). Beginning reading instruction: From debate to reformation. In P.D. Pearson (Ed.), Handbook of Reading Research. New York: Longman. Brown, M.H. (1991). Coming to literacy through shared book experiences. In B. Persky and L.H. Golubchick (Eds.), Early childhood education (2nd ed.) (337-344). Lanham, MD: University Press of America. Cassidy, J.K. (1988). Beginning reading with big books. Childhood Education, 65, 18-23. Chomsky, C. (1979). Approaching reading through invented spelling. In L.B. Resnick and P.A. Weaver (Eds.), Theory and practice in early reading (Vol. 2, 43-65). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Clarke, L.K. (1988). Invented versus traditional spelling in first graders' writings: Effects on learning to spell and read. Research on the Teaching of English, 22 (3), 218-308. Combs, M. (1987). Modeling the reading process with enlarged texts. The Reading Teacher, 40(4), 422-426.

91. IEL. Resources. Tip Sheets. Fun At Home With Preschoolers Getting skills they need to read and write, such as Reader Rabbit and Bailey’s Book House.The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that preschoolage children http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/homeactivities.htm

Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor IEL Menu About IEL Illinois Early Learning Standards Tip Sheets Other Resources ... Illinois Home Search Illinois [Search Tips] Tip Sheets Resources on Early Learning Tip Sheets Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read! Is your child between the ages of 3 and 5? If so, you can do a lot to make getting ready to read a natural part of daily life. Most 3- to 5-year-olds still have a way to go before they are ready to read and write. You cannot rush this natural growth, but you can help your child build the knowledge, skills, and habits he or she needs to become a reader and a writer later on. Does your child like to play, run, or build? You can turn these activities into activities that help her get ready to read and write! Be sure your child has time to play with other children. He will learn to communicate with others. Play games with your child using letters, words, numbers, or counting.

92. Position Statement: Developmentally Appropriate Practices For Young Children expected for most children awareness and explorationpreschool;experimental reading and writingkindergarten; early reading and http://www.reading.org/positions/devel_young.html

Advanced Search About the Association Membership Member Services Online ... Contact Directory Our Programs Advocacy and Global Outreach Awards and Grants Committees and Special Interest Groups ... Publications Online Resources Article Archive Choices Booklists Discussion Focus on Topics in Reading ... Shop at A portion of what you spend supports IRA! Summary of a joint position statement of the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children: Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children The International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children have joined forces to recommend ways for parents and teachers to support children's literacy development. The groups agree that experiences throughout the early childhood years, birth through age 8, affect the development of literacy and that teachers of young childrena term that includes parents and child care providers as well as teachers in traditional preschoolsneed to be aware of ways they can support the literacy development of children in their care. Although children in any grade may function at a variety of levels, there are five specific phases of development that can be expected for most children:

93. Learning To Read And Write In the first section, research on learning to talk, read, and write is discussed intotwo chapters, Supporting Early Literacy in the preschool Years and http://www.nwrel.org/cfc/publications/LearningReadWrite.html

Learning to Read and Write A Place to Start Rebecca Novick, Ph.D. October 1998 This publication is a resource for teachers, administrators, and families. The central theme in this book is there are many paths to literacy. In the preschool and primary school years, conversations, singing, poetry, pretend play, painting and drawing, dictating stories to an adult, story telling, story dramatization, using illustrations to tell stories, a print-rich environment, and reading aloud are activities that lead a child into literacy. A love of stories and writing is nurtured by responsive, caring adults who, in literacy expert Frank Smith’s words, invite children into what he calls the "literacy club." By integrating literacy - oral, written, and aesthetic - into the everyday lives of young children, literacy becomes meaningful, relevant, and powerful. See Parents Let's Talk to see how parents can use the research findings to help their children become confident and competent speakers, readers, and writers. The book includes four sections: In the first section, research on learning to talk, read, and write is discussed, and activities to support the development of these crucial competencies are explored. The discussion is divided into two chapters, "Supporting Early Literacy in the Preschool Years" and "Supporting Early Literacy in the Primary Years."

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95. UF STUDY: PRESCHOOLERS IN PROGRAMS FOR POOR KIDS HAVE LESS ACCESS TO LITERACY who attend preschools developed for poor kids are exposed to fewer books and haveless opportunity to learn to read and write than other preschoolers, a study http://www.napa.ufl.edu/2003news/preschoolliteracy.htm

More UF News Search UF UF Home Page UF STUDY: PRESCHOOLERS IN PROGRAMS FOR POOR KIDS HAVE LESS ACCESS TO LITERACY Jan. 22, 2003 Contact Information GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Disadvantaged children who attend preschools developed for poor kids are exposed to fewer books and have less opportunity to learn to read and write than other preschoolers, a study by a University of Florida researcher shows. What's more, some of those children may leave the programs knowing less than when they started. Kids enrolled in Head Start and two other early-childhood programs for poor children - child-development day care and public school pre-kindergarten - had less access to the alphabet, instruction in letter identification, and assistance in writing and printing than low -income children enrolled in two privately funded programs, the study found. The findings suggest that such programs do not adequately prepare these kids for school. Nearly a million disadvantaged kids nationwide are enrolled in Head Start alone. “According to the most recent national evaluation of Head Start, not only did children enter Head Start, on average, almost a full standard deviation below national norms in emergent literacy skills, but they also experienced a significant decline in letter recognition and book knowledge after spending a year in Head Start classes. My study shows why this may happen,” said Anne McGill-Franzen, a UF professor of education who was the principal investigator on an in-depth study of particular preschools funded by the U.S. Department of Education

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