Intentional Teaching: Supporting Literacy
Watch this video on Language for Learning. While you are watching the video jot down notes in your handouts and answer the following questions. Use the space provided in your handout to make notes.
Watch this video beginning with the section “Infuse Literacy”. Continue watching the video to the end. You do not need to watch any related videos that pop up at the end.
Here are some things you might have noticed.
It is important to let the child take the lead in learning. Teachers should spend time creating personal relationships with each child by being an active participant in the child’s play. The teacher will follow the child’s lead in learning by building off the child’s strengths and interests.
Some simple ways to infuse literacy in the preschool classroom include create picture/word labels for toys and materials, establish a reading interest center that is comfortable and inviting, and read and sing throughout the day. Another way is to ask open ended questions and offer many opportunities for back and forth conversations with peers and adults.
Some specific examples from the video include introducing new words (muffle), alliteration (silly socks), rhyming (touch your nose, touch your toes, now strike a scary pose), and lending library with books in various languages.
A teacher encouraged children to write a grocery list in the home living area. Another teacher encouraged children to write a list of rules for the block center and sign their names, making it an agreement contract. Children also created All About Me books with pictures and words.