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Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach Seventh Edition Gail E. Tompkins

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Chapter 4

The Youngest Readers and Writers

Developed by:

Helen Hoffner, Ed.D.

Holy Family University

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Oral Language Development

Phonology

Children manipulate language.

Syntax

Children combine words into sentences.

Semantics

Children learn the meanings of words.

Pragmatics

Children use language socially.

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Oral Language Activities
at School

Children develop oral language competence as they participate in literacy activities including:

  • Interactive Read-Alouds
  • Interactive Writing
  • Grand Conversations
  • Story Retellings

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Assessing Children’s
Oral Language

Teachers use observations, anecdotal notes, checklists, and video clips to monitor whether children:

  • Listen during conversations about books
  • Play with words
  • Connect new words to technical concepts they’re learning
  • Use new vocabulary words appropriately as they talk and write

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Concepts About Print

Young children learn that print carries meaning and they learn:

  • Book-Orientation Concepts

How to hold a book and turn pages

  • Directionality Concepts

Print is written and read from left to right, top to bottom

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Environmental Print

  • Young children begin reading by recognizing logos on fast-food restaurants, department stores, and grocery stores.
  • At first, young children depend on context to read familiar words and memorized texts.

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Assessing Children’s
Concepts About Written Language

Teachers use Marie Clay’s Concepts About Print (CAP) Test to assess understanding of written language concepts.

Teachers observe children as they:

  • Look at books and reread familiar ones
  • Do pretend writing
  • Write their names and other familiar words

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Children Develop as
Readers and Writers

Young children move through 3 stages as they learn to read and write:

Emergent

Beginning

Fluent

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Emergent Reading & Writing

During the emergent stage, children:

  • Develop an interest in reading & writing
  • Acquire concepts about print
  • Identify some letters of the alphabet
  • Read & write some high-frequency words

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Beginning Reading & Writing

During the beginning stage, children:

  • Learn phonics skills
  • Recognize 100 high-frequency words
  • Spell phonetically
  • Apply reading strategies including cross-checking, predicting, & repairing

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Fluent Reading & Writing

Fluent readers and writers:

  • Use decoding and comprehension strategies effectively

  • Use the writing process to draft and refine their writing
  • Write well-developed, multiparagraph compositions
  • Spell most high-frequency and other one-syllable words correctly

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Instructional Practices

  • Morning Message
  • Shared Reading
  • Language Experience Approach
  • Interactive Writing

Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 7/e, Gail E. Tompkins.

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Chapter 4 Review

  • Teachers nurture young children’s oral language development.
  • Teachers foster young children’s interest in literacy.
  • Teachers guide students through 3 stages of literacy development.
  • Teachers match instructional activities to children’s stages of reading & writing development.