Apr
16
2020
ELA2.1
By dgilroy
Submitted by dgilroy on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 11:10am
Posted: Thu, 04/16/2020 - 11:10am
Foundation:
2 - Early Reading
Topic Description:
Demonstrate awareness of alphabet
Description:
Awareness of the alphabet is the ability to understand that the alphabet is made up of different letters and to distinguish those letters from numbers or other symbols.
The development of awareness of the alphabet leads to:
*Foundational skills for reading and writing
*Foundational skills for phonological awareness
Looking Ahead to Kindergarten:
In kindergarten, students will work to identify and name all uppercase (capital) and lowercase letters of the alphabet (K.R.2.4)
Looking Ahead to Family Engagement:
Encourage families to:
*Create their own simple literacy corner/area at home with books, pencils, and paper.
*Make letters at home out of playdough, string, or sticks.
*Point out print to their children during their regular routines (e.g. “Can you find a sign with the first letter in your name?”) or go on a letter hunt with their child.
*Talk about the alphabet (e.g “I am using the letters of the alphabet to write this letter”.).
Looking Ahead to Special Populations:
Educators can:
*Use texture letters such as playdough, felt, or magnets to support in how the letters are made.
*Encourage children to trace letters as they say them using various mediums (e.g. using a salt tray). This allows them to feel the parts of the letter.
Powerful Practices:
Across all developmental stages, educators can:
*Create an environment filled with print materials to increase their skills for alphabet awareness.
*Introduce the alphabet in meaningful ways as it relates to children's everyday experiences within the environment.
*Use materials across all interest areas that are geared toward letters (e.g. using magnetic letters, letters in the sensory table, sandpaper letters to trace in the art area, and letters on blocks in the block area).
*Add print to the environment to encourage the child to find letters that they can recognize.
*Provide daily opportunities for children to interact with various books, magazines, menus, and charts in order to become aware of the different letters that make up the alphabet.
*Encourage children to manipulate letters and to become familiar with them.
Powerful Practices - Infant:
Frequently engage infant in books by reading, looking at pictures, and providing opportunities to handle books on their own
Consistently provide infant with board or cloth books (that can be cleaned and mouthed) with a variety of real pictures and textures
Powerful Practices - Younger Toddler:
Point to pictures, words, letters, symbols, and labels while engaging with books
Consistently provide child with board or cloth books (that can be cleaned and mouthed) with a variety of real pictures and textures
Powerful Practices - Older Toddler:
Display and point out each child’s name throughout the environment
Intentionally incorporate letters, words, and common symbols in the environment
Powerful Practices - Younger Preschool:
Use songs and rhymes to increase name awareness
Write, display, and point out child’s name often
Provide many types of reading materials, including informational, poetry, alphabet, counting, and wordless picture books
Offer opportunities to create letters out of different materials (e.g., pipe cleaners, playdough, yarn etc.)
Create space in interest areas where children can make letters with paint, sand, shaving cream, etc.
Powerful Practices - OlderPreschool:
Model and support using letters for meaning (e.g. writing an agenda for the day or making a card)
Assist child in identifying their own first name in print
When reading to a child, point out upper and lower case letters
Read books that also have numerals, and talk about the distinctions between numerals and letters