1.+Literacy+Development

Erin McRae, Multimodal Artifact ECL210, Developing Early Literacy

//** “ ** The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. ** ” **// Dr. Seuss, "I C an Read With My Eyes Shut!"

= = ‘Learning to read, write and gain knowledge is a developmental process’ (Hill 2006, p.5), however, each child learns differently so ‘there is no one universal pathway’ (Hill 2006 p. 1) Therefore, there are three ideas that should be considered when teaching literacy. Stated by Hill the following three things are. One, children need adults to help with their learning. Two, children are active learners and are capable of problem solving. And three, that the children are engaged in their learning thus their learning is connected to their worlds. Reading, writing, speaking and listening are all aspects of literacy and with these skills and knowledge children grow to be successful members of the community. (Hill 2006, p.3)

 The first years of primary school, children go through phases in literacy development. These phases can vary from child to child because of each child’s experience prior to school and out of school but generally children start at //emergent// then move onto //early// and further onto //transitional// and //extending// phases. (Hill 2006, p.6)