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Early Literacy:A Lullaby

of Soundsand Words



P A R E N T S

are a child’s first teacher and they

start their child on a process of learning that lasts

a lifetime. Many of the things that parents do every day are

actually helping children learn long before school starts. Small

things we do everyday can make a big difference. This is especially

true when helping children learn to read. Each day parents can spend

time with their children in ways that help them become readers. The

following information describes what your child may be doing at

different ages, understanding that children develop at different

rates. The easy, every day activities are things that you

can do to help build reading skills at home. It's as

easy as reading, talking, listening,

singing and doing!

Parents



WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING

Responds to voices, especially voices

that she’s heard before.

Follows a person or object with her eyes.

Hears a sound and searches for where

it came from with her eyes.

Cries to communicate a need.

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CHILD

Read Read to her as she learns the sound of your voice.

Read the newspaper, your magazine or the recipe you are making.

Talk Talk to her often. Tell her what you are doing while you are doing

it. Tell her stories, recite nursery rhymes and make up poetry.

Listen

Listen to her new baby sounds as she gets to know the worldaround her.

Sing Sing to her, any song that comes to mind. Lullabies, children’s

songs, even favorites on the radio let her listen to the sound of

your voice.

Do Hold her and get to know her. Let her learn that you are

there for her.

Newborn

N e wb o r n t o 3 mo n t h s



Three months WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING

Coos and smiles when spoken to.

Coos to get attention.

Shows preference to certain objects and people.

Makes different sounds and gurgles.


Read Read to him. He loves to hear the sound of your voice.

Talk Talk to him. Tell him what you are doing during bath time, while

you are feeding him, and when you are playing together.

Listen Listen and repeat. When he coos or babbles, repeat those sounds

back to him. Use real words for the sounds that he makes to help

him learn that his sounds have meaning.

Sing Sing silly songs using lots of facial expression. He might even try

to sing with you.

Do Tummy time is a great way to explore. Put him on his belly and

talk with him while you play together.

N e wb o r n t o 3 mo n t h s




Repeats sounds over and over.

Babbles.

Tries out different sounds.


Read Read to her. Point to the pictures in a book andtell her what they are.

Talk Name objects as you point to them. Put things just out of reach and talk

to her about them while she tries to get them.

Listen Listen to her new sounds. Repeat those sounds back to her.

Sing Sing her favorite songs. Sing in the car, in the grocery store and while

she’s in the bathtub. She won’t care if you sometimes forget the words.

Do Give her sturdy books that she can play with. Soft cloth books or books

with plastic slots for pictures of people she loves are great beginning

books.

Six months 6 mo n t h s t o 9 mo n t h s




Imitates sounds others make.

Understands certain words.

Uses gestures or motions to communicate.

May be able to say one or two words that are understandable.


Read Lap read together. Read a book while he sits in your lap.

Talk Ask questions about the book while you are reading and listen to

his baby answers.

Listen Listen to his new sounds and encourage him as he tries to imitate the

sounds that you make.

Sing Sing songs with fun sounds in them, or make up a song with sounds

that he likes to make.

Do Point to objects around your home and name them. As he becomes

familiar with this ask him where objects are and have him point them

out to you.

Nine months 6 mo n t h s t o 9 mo n t h s



One year WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING

Repeats combinations of sounds.

Turns pages in a book.

Jabbers (a lot!).

Says at least one word, and will

say nearly 50 words by 18 months.

Communicates back and forth with other people (takes turns).

Uses gestures to signal a want or need.

Uses an object to represent something else.


Read Read a favorite book again and again. It’s okay to read the same book and let her

point out familiar pictures or words.

Talk

Use her name often. Her name is one of the first words that she will recognizein print.

Listen Listen to all of her new words. Listen to her stories as she jabbers, and ask her

for more details by asking questions about what she says.

Sing Sing songs and teach her finger plays, such as Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and

Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Do Take her to new places. Trips to the grocery store, the post office, and the library are exciting new places for her to learn about.

1 y e a r t o 2 y e a r s





Three years WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING

Uses and understands concepts such as on, in, under

and over.

Responds to questions with several words.

Uses past tense.

Can name 4 colors.

Knows about 900 words.

Listens to your speech and imitates it.


Read Read a book and talk about the things she is familiar with. Three-year-olds love to read

about things they do every day.

Talk Talk about all of the places she can find letters. Pick a letter of the day and try to find the

letter in as many places as you canin newspapers, on signs, and on menus.

Listen Listen to her repeat nursery rhymes with you.

Sing Sing songs together wherever you are. Try to sing a song together whenever you are in the

grocery store check out line, at a stop light or waiting at the bank. See how many songs

you can sing before it’s your turn.

Do Write together. Write her name and let her try to copy it.

3 y e a r s t o 4 y e a r s



Four years WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING

Names and labels objects.

Knows colors and shapes.

Understands and names opposites (up and down, boy and girl).

Scribbles from left to write.

Likes to pretend.

Experiments with writing, drawing, copying letters and trying to spell words.

Enjoys being read to.

Recognizes signs and can “read” them (such as McDonald’s and Kmart).


Read Read a book together and then try to find objects from the book. Read a book about a

vegetable garden and then try to find a garden outside, a shovel at the store or tomatoes

in the kitchen.

Talk Make up a story together and then let him illustrate it. Write the story as he draws the

pictures.

Listen Point to pictures in a book and ask him what he thinks is happening. Before turning

the page, ask him what he thinks will happen next.

Sing Sing favorite songs together, and dance and move while you sing them.

Do Visit the library and choose different books to read together. Let him pick books that

interest him each time you go.

3 y e a r s t o 4 y e a r s



5 y e a r s

Five years WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING

Says sentences with 5 to 7 words.

Can name city or town where she lives.

Knows her birthday.

Knows the names of her parents.

Can retell a favorite story.

Understands how to hold a book and how to read it.

Uses single letters to represent words when writing.

May invent spelling of words.

Understands that printed words have meaning.

May be able to identify words that rhyme.

Hears beginning, middle and end sounds in words.

May associate sounds with letters.


Read Have your child “read” to you. She is proud to show her new ability, even if she has just

memorized a favorite book.Talk Clap out sounds in words together. Start with her name and clap out the number of sounds in

her name. Ask her to give you other words and clap out the number of sounds in them together.

Listen Listen to her come up with as many rhyming words as she can. Give her a word, and then ask

her to think of other words that rhyme with it.

Sing Sing songs she has learned in daycare, preschool or from other children. Let her teach you a

new song and then sing it together.Do Identify the first sound in her name. See how many things you can find together starting with

the same sound.



This publication is produced in partnership

with the Families and Communities Together

(FACT) Coalition at Michigan State University.

Authors: Meagan Shedd, Anne Soderman,

Dawn Koger, Sue Henry, Lavelle Gipson-Tansil,

and Beany Tomber.

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal opportunity

institution. © 2004 Michigan State University

Board of Trustees.

FACT Coalition

Michigan State University

89 Kellogg Center

East Lansing, MI 48824-1022

phone: (517) 432-9207

fax: (517) 355-4565

email: [email protected]

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