ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐅᖅᓴᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕐᒃᑭᕆᔾᔪᑎ: ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎ
Early Years Literacy: A Manual for Educators and Families
This manual is a valuable resource for families and guardians seeking to support their children’s literacy development at home. Families can use the manual to gain insight into the importance of early literacy, discover practical tips for creating language-rich environments, and explore engaging activities with their children. The manual is broken up into three sections:
- Infants (0–12 months): Families can use the manual to learn about the importance of early language exposure and explore activities focused on non-verbal communication skills, receptive language skills, and expressive language skills.
- Older infants (13 months–2 years): Families can find guidance on encouraging language development through activities that focus on receptive and expressive language skills, as well as pre-printing and life skills.
- Preschool (2.5–5 years): Families can learn strategies for fostering emergent literacy skills such as the awareness of sounds in spoken language, syllabary/alphabet knowledge, and comprehension, while continuing to build on their receptive and expressive language as well as pre-printing skills.