Overview
- Chapter 4: Working with the Youngest Readers and Writers Chapter four outlines children’s progress through the emergent, beginning, and fluent stages of literacy development. Effective instructional practices such as the Language Experience Approach, Shared Reading, and Interactive Writing are explained.
- How Effective Teachers Support the Youngest Children’s Literacy Development 1. Teachers foster young children’s interest in literacy and teach concepts about written language.
2. Teachers understand that children move through the emergent, beginning, and fluent stages of literacy development.
3. Teachers match instructional activities to children’s stages of reading and writing development.
4. Teachers monitor children’s literacy development to ensure that they’re moving through the three stages, and they intervene when children aren’t making expected progress. - Chapter 4 Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Describe methods of fostering young children’s interest in literacy and teaching concepts about written language.
2. Describe the emergent, beginning, and fluent stages of literacy development.
3. Match instructional activities to children’s stages of reading and writing development.
4. Describe methods of monitoring children’s literacy development and intervening when they are not making expected progress.
Chapter 4 Preview 1. Literacy is a process that begins in infancy and continues throughout our lives. What role do parents and early caregivers play in guiding a child to literacy?
2. Some young children have rich literacy experiences while others have little exposure to books and other forms of print. How can teachers meet the diverse needs of young students in their classrooms?