Flutterby Bits

Early Literacy

During Rhyme Time, the Itsy Bitsy Spider is a favorite finger rhyme.

Talking, singing, reading, writing and playing are fun, easy ways to build early literacy skills.  I get to practice these activities with great helpers that know all about fun (and they are approximately 3 feet tall- or less).   These are some of my favorite times!!   And I get to spend a few hours doing this every week! 

What a lucky girl I am!!

All of these activities start to build and strengthen early literacy skills in the youngest of us all.

Talking helps to build oral language, one of the most critical early literacy skills.  Singing &/or rhyming increases children’s awareness to the sounds in words.  Writing begins with scribbles and helps children to understand that print represents words.

Give your child plenty of playtime.  This is when children use their imaginations.  It encourages development of narrative skills and the understanding that stories and books have a beginning, middle, and end. 

Reading together or shared reading is probably most effective way to help your child become an accomplished reader.

These skills all build on each other! Besides being fun, they are some of the benefits of Story Time and Rhyme Time.

What better door can we help to open for our young?  This doorway will be used for entire an lifetime. 

Story Time for the 2-5 year olds is on

Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 10AM. 

 Rhyme Time for the 0-2year olds is on

Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 10AM.

  Give your child the beginning steps for reading, writing, and learning, the foundation and skills to help boost literacy.

Always great to see all the smiles, I hope to see yours soon. 

 

  Vonnie

  Children Services