Sep 11, 2017 | Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy, Phonological Awareness, Shared Reading
Having students gather around for story time is an activity that has long been practiced in early childhood education, library and other early literacy programs. Children love listening to the books being read and looking at the pictures during shared reading. Shared...
Sep 11, 2017 | Early Childhood Education, Literacy, Reading, Rhyming
One of the first things young children do when beginning to learn a language is listen to the sounds being spoken and try to determine how those sounds go together to form words. This ability to hear those sounds that make up words is called phonological awareness....
Sep 11, 2017 | Early Childhood Education, ELL, Literacy Development, Phonological Awareness, Reading
Have you ever needed to use your finger to help you focus on letters and words while you are reading? This small finger movement helps with a key process in reading development: directional tracking. Miscese Gagen from Right Track Reading explains, “We read and write...