Are you constantly working on reading skills in your classroom? Do you have any emergent readers? An emergent reader is one who is interested in books but can’t yet read them independently or may be able to read some words but requires continued support to make meaning from print. It could also be a student who is not yet interested… Read More
The 6 Emergent Literacy Skills That Your Child Needs to Know
Are you familiar with what emergent literacy is? It basically means that spoken language and reading/writing skills are connected. Children start developing emergent literacy skills at a very young age-even from birth, although it may be several years before they are actually ready to read and write. When infants and toddlers scribble with crayons or play with their books by… Read More
What Is Emergent Literacy? Here’s what you need to know
Did you know that spoken language and literacy skills such as reading and writing are connected? This means that children who enter school with weaker verbal abilities are much more likely to experience difficulties learning literacy skills than those who do not. Children need to have a basic understanding of emergent literacy skills at a young age in order to… Read More