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How often have you opened a book or notebook to find indecipherable characters and scribbles? Some households may find these around the corner as a new mural or an attempted update to the upholstery. Besides a headache, these are also signs of early development in writing and reading that lead to the drawings and notes you might proudly exhibit on the fridge. In this stage, children are experimenting with the forms and functions of print. This stage is important because children begin to build a foundation of how written language is a form of communication and that it's connected to our speech.
Characteristics of Emergent Writing
Early Emergent
Able to hold writing utensil and mark on page
Makes marks in no particular direction
Does not distinguish between drawing and writing
Middle Emergent
Begins to use known letters
Experiments with letter-like forms and mock linear writing
Does not attempt to match letters to sounds
Late Emergent
Points to words left to right but gets off track
Does not leave spaces between words
Uses known letters to represent salient sounds
Characteristics of Emergent Reading
Pretend Reading
Paraphrasing or retelling a familiar story while turning the pages of the book, usually without trying to point to the words
Tries to match the pace of their story to the sequence of pictures
Memory Reading
More exact retelling that sounds like they're reading word for word; might point to the words, but do not match spoken words to written words
Builds a sense of directionality moving left to right and top to bottom, but the middle section gets quite jumbled
Book Recommendations
Suggestions for Parents
INTERACTIVE READ-ALOUDS
Read aloud to your child and pause to invite their questions and responses. This promotes oral language and new vocabulary while building ideas and concepts related to the content and genre of the book.
SHARED READING
Shared reading, in which attention is directed to enlarged print, is particularly powerful for cultivating awareness of important aspects of how print works. Read with your child while pointing to the words and invite them to join in on re-readings.
PREDICTABLE READING MATERIALS
Support your child in the form of memorable or predictive text that features repetition of simple lines and illustrations that cue changes in the text such as familiar nursery rhymes, poems, songs, or chants from games.
Suggestions for English Language Learners
Children learning English are often unfamiliar with some of the sounds and will substitute sounds and letters closest to their primary languages and alphabets. The chart below provides a key to how to articulate these sounds.
Use fewer and more familiar pictures to focus on a few new high-utility words to teach by holding up the picture and talking about it or dramatizing it.
Ask them to repeat the words and be ready to supply the names of the pictures and review them as needed before, after, and during sorting.
Have them name words aloud as they sort and supply the names of the pictures when they sort independently.
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Online Learning Games/Apps to improve literacy skills
"Our learning experts designed The HOMER Method to teach skills in the best format for kids to learn. HOMER Explore Kits expand on the skills your child is building with the Learn & Grow app, giving them a chance to apply what they're learning in real life!" -learnwithhomer.com
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"Skybrary is a carefully curated interactive library of eBooks and real-world video explorations designed to engage young readers and foster a love of reading.
Available on the Web, iPhone, iPad, Kindle, and Android tablets." -skybrary.org
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"Millions of kids have learned to read with Bob Books. Now Bob Books is available on the iPhone and the iPad with Bob Books Reading Magic!
Start your child reading with this phonics-based interactive game. Even very young children love the simple drag-and-drop interface. Your favorite Bob Books characters and full-color animations encourage kids along the path of learning to read." -bobbooks.com
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References
Bear, D. R., Invernizzi, M., Johnston, F. R., & Templeton, S. (2020). Words their way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education.
Homer (n.d.). Retrieved February 06, 2021, from https://learnwithhomer.com
Kindergarten books for phonics, popular & award-winning children's series to read. (n.d.). Retrieved February 06, 2021, from https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/grades/kindergarten.html
Reading Magic: #1 app. (n.d.). Retrieved February 06, 2021, from https://bobbooks.com/product/reading-magic-1-app/
Skybrary. (n.d.). Retrieved February 06, 2021, from https://www.skybrary.org/skybrary
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