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Early Literacy: Classroom & Home

The passage discusses how environmental print in the classroom can impact students' literacy development. It notes that environmental print engages children in conversations about print and increases their curiosity and general knowledge. Seeing classroom rules or other displays everyday can encourage children to discuss colors or letters. A school-home connection based on environmental print also impacts literacy. The passage recommends that schools encourage parents to read with their children, teach the alphabet and writing names, sing songs with rhymes and poems, ask questions during shared activities, and promote drawing to help children learn pencil grip. This home literacy environment plays a key role in children's awareness and understanding of written language.

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Early Literacy: Classroom & Home

The passage discusses how environmental print in the classroom can impact students' literacy development. It notes that environmental print engages children in conversations about print and increases their curiosity and general knowledge. Seeing classroom rules or other displays everyday can encourage children to discuss colors or letters. A school-home connection based on environmental print also impacts literacy. The passage recommends that schools encourage parents to read with their children, teach the alphabet and writing names, sing songs with rhymes and poems, ask questions during shared activities, and promote drawing to help children learn pencil grip. This home literacy environment plays a key role in children's awareness and understanding of written language.

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Reflections on Observation Task 1: Environmental in the

Classroom
Read the questions below and choose (1) one to respond to

1. How does awareness of environmental print impact how students view


themselves as readers?
In fact, I strongly think that environmental print impact children positivity n their
literacy skills. Firstly, the environmental print is engaged children in conversations about
print seen in every day. For example, if the children see classroom rules every day they
may discuss the colors of the board or the may try to read the first letter. Secondly,
increases their curiosity, expands them general knowledge. For instance, if they see a
board of different things they will try to know what this and they will turn to ask
consequently, the children will collect information to build their knowledge.

2. How does a school-home connection (based on environmental print) impact


students' literacy development?
“The home literacy environment plays a key role in the development of young
children's awareness, understanding, and knowledge of a written language such as
letters and words”. (2016, pp. 61, 62). There are different ways that school can
recommend parent to do with their children in the home. The first way, read storybooks
with a child they love before they sleep that will support children with developing
language skill through grip new vocabulary link to Vygotsky language development
theory he believed “language develops from social interactions, for communication
purposes” (Linda, 2005, p. 40, 41). The second method, teach their children alphabet,
letter sounds and how to write their name. Third way, sing songs, that include rhymes
and poems to encourage children to be aware of letter sounds. The fourth way,
encourage children to talk by asking them questions during shared activities such as
reading, watching television or playing computer games that help children think about
vocabulary. Furthermore, promote children to draw which is important because it helps
children to learn who to hold the pencil. For example, tell a story or listen to an audio
recording of a book, then ask children to draw a picture of their favorite part of the
story and have a conversation about it. (How Parents, 2006)
References:

Blake, C., & Writer, C. (2016, February 16). Defining multiple literates: The expression
of learning in many formats. Retrieved from
https://online.cune.edu/defining-multiple-literacies/

Linda, P. (2005). How children learn. Retrieved from


http://hct.summon.serialssolutions.com/?#!/search?ho=t&
l=en&q=how%20children%20learn

How parents foster early literacy. (2006, February 1). Retrieved from http://www.child-
encyclopedia.com/sites/default/files/docs/suggestions/how-parents-foster-early-
literacy.pdf

Giles, R., & Tunks, K. (2010). Children write their world: Environmental print
as a teaching tool. Retrieved from http://southernearlychildhood.org/upload/
pdf/Children_Write_Their_World.pdf

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