Category Archives: Early Literacy Storytime

Learning to read is a long, complicated cognitive process with many aspects. But we know that a critical early step is when the light bulb goes off and a child understands that all those squiggles on the page MEAN SOMETHING. … Continue reading →

Reading is more than just sounding out words–it’s also understanding what those words mean. Comprehension skills are important not just in and of themselves, but because if a child doesn’t understand what they are reading, they will get frustrated and … Continue reading →

A key step on the road to reading is recognizing that spoken words are made up of separate sounds (phonemes) and that those sounds are represented by letters on the page. Incorporating printed words into play time allows opportunities for … Continue reading →

Earlier I mentioned a literacy tip you could add to a Shapes Storytime to highlight the relationship between learning shapes and learning letters. Here’s another storytime activity that showcases shape differentiation! Talking about attributes of objects and toys while playing … Continue reading →

Being able to put the events in a story in sequential order is part of narrative skills. It’s related to comprehension skills because if you have a good understanding of a story or an event, you will be able to … Continue reading →

We know that the more positive experiences a child has with language and reading, the more interested in reading they will be and the more motivated they will be to learn to read themselves. It’s much easier for any of … Continue reading →

We know that children who have lots of experience manipulating, using, and reading books before they go to kindergarten have an advantage in reading readiness over children who don’t. That’s because children with book experience understand many print conventions already. … Continue reading →

You may already have a shapes storytime in your rotation! It’s easy to add a quick message to the adults explaining the link between learning shapes and learning letters. Take a minute during a shapes book or a shapes flannelboard … Continue reading →