For a while now, I've been writing about Early Childhood - hoping to share with parents, caregivers and other teachers some ideas, projects, and information to help them help their children. When I began this adventure, I had been teaching in Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten. A few years ago, I moved up to Second Grade and am now in First, where some things are the same, but others are much, much different :)
My goals here are still the same - to get information out to parents and caregivers that will be useful when they try to help their children become more comfortable with reading, writing, etc. ... And to make sure they keep the fun in learning! Realizing that the needs change as children become older, I started this new blog to gather my age-appropriate ideas together and write about some higher- level ideas, as well! Some of my posts will be brand-new and some will be excerpts from my other blogs that I think you may find useful.
Here goes ...
When parents first hear “LITERACY” in regards to their child’s education, it doesn’t ring a bell … they are waiting for “reading,” “grammar,” “spelling,” etc. All of these elements, as well as “writing” and other skills, are integral parts of what is called “literacy” in today’s schools.
My goals here are still the same - to get information out to parents and caregivers that will be useful when they try to help their children become more comfortable with reading, writing, etc. ... And to make sure they keep the fun in learning! Realizing that the needs change as children become older, I started this new blog to gather my age-appropriate ideas together and write about some higher- level ideas, as well! Some of my posts will be brand-new and some will be excerpts from my other blogs that I think you may find useful.
Here goes ...
When parents first hear “LITERACY” in regards to their child’s education, it doesn’t ring a bell … they are waiting for “reading,” “grammar,” “spelling,” etc. All of these elements, as well as “writing” and other skills, are integral parts of what is called “literacy” in today’s schools.
By combining all of these skills and making the learning more natural and flowing, the child learns all of these skills as part of a whole – just as we use them in the world!
Of course, we still need to pay attention to each of the parts, in order for great learning to take place. If we can’t spell words when we are writing, we can’t be understood. If we have trouble figuring out words, because we don’t know basic phonics skills, we can’t read fluently. All of the parts must be working for the whole process to work!
So ... What does this mean for you? Support your child in learning letter-sound relationships, read to and with them often, discuss the things you read, and find fun, interesting ways for them to learn! I can help you with that :) Stay tuned ....
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