Emergent Literacy is the first stage in reading development according to Jeanne Chall's theory (Chall, 1983). What do learners need most in this stage? An overwhelming body of scientifically-based reading research points to two key factors. Children need to learn to automatically recognize the letters of the alphabet, and they need to be able to identify phonemes in spoken words. This information is the foundation of acquiring the alphabetic principle, the idea that phonemes within spoken words have a direct relationship to the graphemes that "map" the pronunciation of written words. The attached powerpoint provides step-by-step guidance for creating an emergent literacy design to help young children develop the connection between print and speech. It provides an example of explicit teaching with suggested modeling and practice activities as well as a "borrowed" assessment from the world wide web. Chall, J. S. (1983). The stages of reading development. New York: McGraw Hill |
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