KEY COMPONENTS OF

EMERGENT LITERACY
By: Mary-Lynn Butcher
 CONCEPTS ABOUT PRINT
Students should know these concepts of print:

A letter

A word

A sentence

Punctuation

The front and back of the book

Where to start reading

A space

How to hold the book

Where to find the title of the book

How many words are in a given sentence

CONCEPTS ABOUT PRINT
ASSESSMENT
ALPHABETICS & PHONOLOGICAL
AWARENESS

Students learn that words are made up of

letters that represent the sounds of
speech. Then they learn to translate letters
in printed words into the sounds they make
to read and pronounce the words correctly.
 PHONICS INSTRUCTION

The two approaches to phonics

instruction are the Analytic Approach
and the Synthetic Approach.

The Analytic Approach focuses on not

isolating consonant sounds, but
teaching words that begin with specific
consonant sounds.

The Synthetic Approach focuses on

decoding words sound by sound, and
isolating vowel and consonant sounds.
 PHONICS ACTIVITIES

Play dough letters

Digraph wheels

Magazine/Newspaper scavenger
hunts

Letter swat

Phonics dice

Play dough smash for each sound

 HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS

High-frequency word practice

increases students’ fluency and helps
them become better readers.

It is important that students are able

to read and spell high-frequency
words.
 HIGH-FREQUENCY ACTIVITIES

High-Frequency word swat

High-Frequency word sensory bags

Feed the monster a high-frequency

word

High-Frequency word kaboom

Roll & write words

Rainbow write
 SHARED & INTERACTIVE
READING PRACTICES

It is important that teachers provide

their students with ample
opportunities to practice reading.

Teachers help build reading fluency

when they model the process for their
students.
 SHARED & INTERACTIVE
READING PRACTICES ACTIVITIES
Choral reading

Repeated reading

Paired reading

Recorded book

Fluency read alongs

Oral reading

Silent reading
 PLANNING FOR PRESCHOOL
STUDENTS

When children are provided literacy

experiences in pre-school, the
foundation is set for them to become
good readers and writers.

Pre-school children should be given

opportunities to hear books read
aloud, rich conversations, and
drawing and pretend play
experiences.
 ACTIVITIES FOR PRE-SCHOOL
AGED CHILDREN
Read aloud

Rhymes

Songs

Small-group or one-on-one discussions

Retell stories or events

Draw

Write
 ACTIVITIES FOR PRE-SCHOOL
AGED CHILDREN CONTINUED
Alphabet books

Explore letter names and sounds

Explore environmental print

Observe adults reading and writing

Dictate stories for adults to write

down

Explore picture books

 FORMAL & INFORMAL
ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES
Assessments are important because
they track students’ progress or lack of
progress.

Progress monitoring helps the teacher

to see a students’ specific strengths and
weaknesses, and to plan interventions
and activities tailored for that student.

Assessments are also great data for SAT

and IEP meetings to help the student
receive further assistance.
 FORMAL ASSESSMENT
TECHNIQUES

Quizzes

Tests

Standardized tests

Questionnaire
 INFORMAL ASSESSMENT
TECHNIQUES

Assess letter knowledge with alphabet

cards

Take a writing sample

Assess print familiarity by providing a

student with a book and asking them to
tell you about the book and its concepts

Discussions
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