Early Literacy Behavior

By: Karren P. Zablan

From the moment of birth, babies begins to acquire literacy information and they continue to build their knowledge of oral language, reading and writing as they go through their childhood

What is LITERACY?

What Is Emergent Literacy?

Emergent Literacy Begins at Birth

Emergent literacy is the developmental process that begins at birth whereby children acquire the foundation for reading and writing. The term emergent literacy is used to denote the idea that the acquisition of literacy is best conceptualized as a developmental continuum, with its origins early in the life of a child, rather than as an all-or-none phenomenon that begins when children start school (p. 848).
Whitehurst & Lonigan, 1998 4I

VYGOTSKYs assertion about higher mental functions As internalized social relationships show that children increase Their independent engagement in reading activities with previously Acquired interaction with more literate others, such as their parents.

SCARBOROUGH AND DOBRICH (1994) described emergent literacy as a highly complex concept and that children are developing simultaneously with respect to many crucial and eventual literate behavior.

When children are immersed in literacy by being surrounded with materials that promote their early literacy, by being exposed to meaningful literacy events, and by having constant interaction with literate adults, they demonstrate that behavior as they acquire, approximate and develop their literacy skills. The behavior provided for is a guide:

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To determine which behavior can be identified for acquisition.

To recognize which behavior can be associated with approximation. To identify which behavior can be linked to development.

HOLDAWAY describes young childrens approximation of READING AS READING LIKE PLAY that is almost unintelligible at first, until this READING LIKE PLAY becomes PICTURE-STIMULATED, PAGE MATCH AND STORY --COMPLETE

CHILDREN have started to acquire KNOWLEDGE about literacy since INFANCY and even before they enter PRESCHOOL.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Playing toys Manipulating Clay, blocks and legos Attempting puzzle work Putting together toy parts Dismantling toy parts Holding and using pencil Holding and using crayon Finger painting

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Humming Imitating familiar sound Singing Counting Reciting Producing pleasant sound to imitate reading voice Using incomprehensible but perceived as reading

READING SKILLS
Browsing books and other colorful materials Looking pictures and other print materials Eyes focused intently on books Recognizing pictures Observing adult reading

WRITING SKILLS
Scribbling Squiggling Drawing Tracing Coloring Interested in pencil and paper activities Attempting to make marks on paper Recognizing lines and shapes Imitating adult writing

PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Holding books Turning pages of books Attemting to use paper and pencil Drawing Tracing Scribbling Discriminating pictures Discriminating colors Recognizing shapes and shapes and sizes Identifying texture Discriminating sounds Imitating

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Using oral language Possessing oral vocabulary Reading aloud Narrating familiar stories Inquiring Commenting Using oral language for communication

READING SKILLS
Emulating adult reading Enjoying story telling Interested in reading aloud Retelling Half narrating Half reading Possessing reading vocabulary Naming objects and characters

WRITING SKILLS
Practicing writing strokes Copying letters and numbers Starting to write his name and names of family members Copying environmental print Writing with adult supervision Making notes

QUIZ: 1._____________ and _____________ describe emergent literacy as a highly complez concept and that children are developing simultaneously with respect to many crucial and eventual literate behavior. 2.___________ is viewed as developmental which is exemplied by concurrent development of literacy with oral language, by learning to read and write as social and cognitive endeavors. 3.___________ also enhance their early skills through free play or outdoor play. 4. from the moment of _____________babies begin to acquire literacy information and they continue to build their knowledge of oral language reading and writing. 5. ___________ have started to acquire knowledge about literacy since infancy and even before they enter preschool. 6 -8. Give 3 physical abilities in early literacy behavior. 9-10. Give 2 writing skills in early literacy behavior.

Answer: 1.SCARBOROUGH AND DOBRICH 2.LITERACY 3.TEACHERS 4.BIRTH 5.CHILDREN 6.PLAYING TOYS 7.MANIPULATING CLAY, BLOCKS, LEGOS 8.ATTEMTING PUZZLE WORK 9.SCRIBBLING 10.SQUIGGLING