Reading

Readiness

America M. Atega
Reading Readiness
• defined as the
point at which a Other terms:
person is ready to • pre-reading
learn to read and • early literacy
the time during
• emergent reading
which a person
transitions from
being a non-reader
into a reader.
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“A capacity and taste for reading
gives access to whatever has
already been discovered by
others.” 

-Abraham Lincoln

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 Reading Readiness
Skills
Cognitive
 visual discrimination
 phonological
awareness
 alphabetic schedule
 vocabulary: listening,
speaking, reading &
writing

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Age range of children in acquiring
consonant sounds through speech
• 18 months to 3 years: p,m,h,n,w,b
• 2 years to 4 years: b,k,g,d,t,ng ( some
children do not acquire the t and ng
sounds until age 6)
• 2 1/2 years to 4 years: f,y
• 3 years to 6 years: r,l,s (some children
do not acquire the s sound until age 8)
• 3 1/2 to 7 or 8 years: ch,sh,z
• 4 to 7 or 8 years: j,v
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 Reading Readiness
Skills
Psychological-
environmental
 emotional maturity

 social development

 behavior

 interest in reading

 environment

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 Factors affecting
Reading Readiness:

☺ physical
☺ cognitive
☺ emotional
☺ environment

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Means of detecting non-readiness
o Reading readiness tests
o Physical examination – sight,
hearing, & speaking
o Observation
 Inability to talk in longer
words or phrases
 Lack of self-control
 Unprovoked crying
 Apparent laziness
 Shyness
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 Failure to read
results in:
 frustration
 lack of interest
 inattention
 discouragement
 poor self-concept
 maladjustment

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Reading readiness is taught separately
in some instructional programs. In other
instructional programs it is a part of
the basic reading and writing
instruction. The reading program you
have chosen and modified will determine
when and how you will handle reading
readiness.

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