Components of Literacy Implementation in Preschool

Components of Literacy Implementation in Preschool
Instructional design includes large group, small group, individual and center learning opportunities framed within thematic units inclusive of the following four major components of early literacy:

Oral Language (listening and speaking builds comprehension and fluency)
Opening Routines: attendance, calendar, daily agendas. Interactive read alouds, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, poetry, language games, vocabulary development, concept development, centers, dramatic play, conversations (adult/child, child/child), science and social studies theme related activities.

Concepts of Print (Functions of print and how print works)
Shared reading Guided reading Independent reading (alone or with peer partner) Book Center Writing Center	Model writing Shared writing Interactive writing Dictation Independent writing

Phonemic Awareness (auditory) - activities for phonemic awareness
Rhyming sounds (nursery rhymes) Beginning sounds Ending sounds Middle sounds Blending	Auditory segmentation of: Words Syllables Phonemes

Alphabet Knowledge (visual and auditory)
Upper and lower case: (beginning with letters in child's name )
Names of letters Sounds of letters Alphabetical order of letters Word identification (word walls, labels, shared, guided and independent reading, writing opportunities).

Early Reading First Project Office
220 West Kennedy Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
Phone: (315) 435-4276