Assignment task:
Background
As an early childhood educator, it is important to understand that a child's emerging language abilities help lay the foundation for future literacy skills.
Knowing this, you want to be assured that families in your early childhood setting also know the importance of early language development and how this influences future literacy development.
You have decided to create a newsletter to be available to families during an upcoming open house. Your goal is to inform families of the relationship between language and literacy, as well as briefly explain their distinct characteristics.
Directions:
Create a 1-2-page newsletter and include the following:
- Define: Provide definitions to help explain the relationship between language and literacy.
- Characteristics: Include 2-3 specific characteristics of early language development, as well as 2-3 specific characteristics of early literacy development. Include examples and explanations.
- Connection: In one paragraph explain how both early language and literacy work together to influence a child's development. Include examples.
- Best Practices: Include three tips and suggestions of best practices for families to include in their daily routines to help promote early language and literacy development at home.