Early Literacy
What is Early Literacy?
Early Literacy...
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Is a continuous developmental process which begins at birth.
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Includes listening, speaking, reading, and writing which develop concurrently and interrelatedly.
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Develops in real life settings for real purposes.
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Includes being read to on a regular basis.
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Includes high-quality conversations between child and adult.
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Develops through interactive positive literacy experiences with adults or older children.
(Adapted from Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children: A joint position statement of the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1998)