As highlighted in the article linked below, “language and literacy form the foundation of communication and learning” and play a vital role in all areas of child development. These skills not only support early reading and writing, but also contribute to children’s ability to express themselves, build relationships, and engage meaningfully with the world around them.
In our program, we are committed to fostering strong language and literacy skills by providing students with a wide range of engaging and developmentally appropriate opportunities throughout the day. Through interactive read-alouds, storytelling, conversations, songs, dramatic play, and hands-on activities, children are encouraged to explore language in enjoyable and meaningful ways. By embedding these experiences into daily routines, we aim to build confidence, strengthen communication skills, and cultivate a lifelong love of learning in each child.
Why Preschool Language and Literacy is Important | CCEI A StraighterLine Company
Mrs. Wise, our librarian, visits our classroom each Friday to share several engaging stories with the preschoolers.
Ms. Rose always enjoys visiting as a guest reader, and the children eagerly kept Ms. Devon busy as she read one big book after another.
The kids loved when The Cat in the Hat (Ms. Amy) made a gust appearance a few weeks ago.
Learning to read and write their names, recognize the letters and sounds within them, and identify their classmates’ names is an important early step in developing strong literacy skills for our preschoolers.
The students enjoy role-playing the teacher and student roles of circle time, actively engaging in this meaningful and imaginative learning experience.
We have lots of games and activities that help the students learn to match and identify capital and low case letters and letter sounds.
Rhyming is another important literacy skill for children to master.
Learning the sounds of letters is important too.
The preschoolers love to illustrate and write stories in their journals. After drawing a picture, we have the kids "write" their story. Early writing begins with scribbles, then develops into more controlled lines, followed by strings of letters—often drawn from their names—and eventually into phonetically spelled words (such as “luv” for love, “dg” for dog, or “ct” for cat). Over time, this progresses toward more conventional spelling. This process takes years and is constantly progressing. Most preschoolers are somewhere between scribbling and writing random letters. Some have learned how to write a few words that are especially important to them such as "mom", "dad", and their siblings' names. After writing their own story, we have them dictate their story to an adult who writes their exact words.
Some children are learning the beginning stages of reading.
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