To be posted on TALK on Monday, Feb 22 16
Zero To Three is a wonderful resource on early
development, including Language and Literacy Development. A short excerpt”
“What We Know About Early
Language and Literacy Development
Early language and literacy (reading and writing) development
begins in the first three years of life and is closely linked to a child's
earliest experiences with books and stories.
The interactions that young children have with such literacy
materials as books, paper, and crayons, and with the adults in their lives are
the building blocks for language, reading and writing development. This
relatively new understanding of early literacy development complements the
current research supporting the critical role of early experiences in shaping
brain development.
Recent research supports an interactive and experiential process
of learning spoken and written language skills that begins in early infancy. We
now know that children gain significant knowledge of language, reading, and
writing long before they enter school. Children learn to talk, read, and write
through such social literacy experiences as adults or older children
interacting with them using books and other literacy materials, including
magazines, markers, and paper. Simply put, early literacy research states that:
• Language,
reading, and writing skills develop at the same time and are intimately linked.
• Early
literacy development is a continuous developmental process that begins in the
first years of life.
• Early
literacy skills develop in real life settings through positive interactions
with literacy materials and other people.”
This article continues…
Early Literacy Does Not Mean Early…
Book Handling Behavior…
Early Literacy Behaviors
Infants 0-6 months…6-12 months….
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