Emergent Literacy

e·mer·gent
əˈmərjənt/
adjective
1.
in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent.
"the emergent democracies of eastern Europe"
synonyms: emerging, developing, rising, dawning, budding, embryonic, infant, fledgling, nascent, incipient, inchoate
"an emergent democracy"

lit·er·a·cy
ˈlidərəsē,ˈlitrəsē/
noun
the ability to read and write.
synonyms: ability to read and write, reading/writing proficiency; More
competence or knowledge in a specified area.
"wine literacy can't be taught in three hours"

Three Levels of Emergent Literacy
Discourse Level
Word Level
Sounds Level

Discourse--"musical quality of language" (cat on the mat)

Can you think of a song or rhyme that helps

Remember:
"When children learn to read, they match the prosody of their oral language to these more formal structures of written language."

pros·o·dy
ˈpräsədē/Submit
noun
the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry.
"the translator is not obliged to reproduce the prosody of the original"
the theory or study of prosody.
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
plural noun: prosodies
"the salience of prosody in child language acquisition"

The Word Level

In print, words are clearly set off with spaces between a string of letters. In speech, works are not that distinct.

Once Upon A time

Sounds Level

*Children can develop oral language, learn about stories, and learn about words and soundstogther

This is best achieved when

If you pretend you are reading or writing, are you doing it?

Emergent Reading

Emergent writing

Pretend, it is essential practice.

Hey that's my letter!

scribbling can mean something.

so can pretend reading

In order to construct meaning

How would you scaffold ease to reading and writing?

Modeling
Guided practice
independent practice

Writing as a "fundamental graphic

How do you support

Read aloud, interactive read aloud, print referencing

A Literary Diet

• oral language, concepts and vocabulary
• phonological awareness
• Alphabet knowledge
• letter-sound knowledge

A Literary Diet

• concepts about print
• concepts about words

Activities: Interactive reading, Concept Sorts, dramatic play, rhymes, songs, ....

Dare I say Raffi

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BIG BOOK Assignment

Choose a Big Book.
With a group of 3, write down as many activities you can to teach an emergent reading or writer.