Promoting Early

Literacy
 VEHICLES TO
EARLY LITERACY
 HOME

LANGUAGE READING

WRITING

SCHOOL
 Vehicles to Early Literacy

• Children’s development, oral

language, reading and writing are
significant and dynamically
concurrent. Language aids speaking,
reading and writing; reading aids
speaking and writing; writing aids
speaking and reading. (Newmann
1985)
 Vehicles to Early Literacy

• Language helps children to learn to

ascertain meaning from the world
around them.
• Introducing literature to children at
an early age develops sophisticated
language structures.
 Vehicles to Early Literacy

• The natural development of children

is an important consideration in
promoting early literacy.
• To become literate, children must
learn about the functions and uses of
literacy.
 Vehicles to Early Literacy

• Homes provide a socially,

emotionally and intellectually
conducive to literacy and growth.
The supportive and interactive
behavior of parents results to
children’s conducive learning.
 Three ways that families influence literacy
development

• Interpersonal interaction
• Physical environment
• Emotional and motivational climate
 Role of HOME in Promoting Early Literacy

• Family members particularly parents

must initiate literacy activities for the
child.
• Provide opportunities to naturally
develop the child’s ability and desire to
read.
• All family members must read to the child
and must be responsive to his queries.
 Role of HOME in Promoting Early Literacy

• Parents themselves read, collect and

share books regularly.
• Involve the child in their reading and take
him to bookstores and libraries.
• Help the child with his reading and
writing.
• Communicate with the child through
writing.
 Role of HOME in Promoting Early Literacy

• Playtime at home is spent in activities

that would develop the child’s literacy.
• Provide literacy materials and nurture his
interests and skills.
• Parents must take ownership of their
critical role in their child’s literacy as the
child takes ownership of his own learning.
 Value of LANGUAGE in Promoting Early
Literacy

• Frequently used and meaningful

• Regularly used in social context
• Used to comprehend various materials
• Used to promote oral communication,
encourage correct pronunciation and
develop vocabulary
 Value of LANGUAGE in Promoting Early
Literacy

• Used to explore reading materials

and to process writing activities
• Provide opportunities for play to use
language
• Associated with pleasure and
enjoyment
 Value of READING in Promoting Early
Literacy
• Create a rich reading environment by
providing varied reading materials
• Promote awareness in environmental
print
• Enrich emergent reading through school
reading and writing materials
 Value of READING in Promoting Early
Literacy
• Enhance interest in early reading through
various materials
• Nurture love for reading through whole
family involvement
 Value of WRITING in Promoting Early
Literacy

• Create a rich writing environment by

providing varied materials for
writing.
• Recognize environmental print
• Enrich emergent writing by providing
audio-visual materials and computer
software that promotes writing.
 Value of WRITING in Promoting Early
Literacy

• Nurture emergent writing through

whole family participation in writing
activities
• Establish pleasurable and enjoyable
writing
 Role of SCHOOL in Promoting Early Literacy

• Take home literacy as a basis for the early

literacy instruction.
• Collaborate with parents to better
understand early literacy of the individual
learner.
 Role of SCHOOL in Promoting Early Literacy

• Recognize the individuality of each

learner to better understand his being an
emergent reader and writer.
• Consider that every child is an emerging
learner.
• Provide meaningful literacy events for
emerging learners.
 Role of SCHOOL in Promoting Early Literacy

• Recognize that children are active

constructors of their own learning, but
the teacher’s scaffolding is necessary and
is minimized until they can work
independently.
 Role of SCHOOL in Promoting Early Literacy

• Create a literacy environment both with

guided and free play, sensitive and circle
time. This way, the young learners will
realize that learning is pleasurable but
needs discipline and is successful with
adult supervision.
 Role of SCHOOL in Promoting Early Literacy

• Collaboration of parents, teachers, school

administrators and the active
participation of the young learners is the
key to effective early literacy education.