Allow times where a discussion about a book takes place. For example, in the car talk to your child about a story the two of you recently read together. Reading and discussing books with your child will only help your child gain knowledge and interest in early literacy. This will also allow you to be able to assess the performance indicators in the components of Listening, Speaking, and Literature and Reading, which are outlined in this section. Early Writing Young children need opportunities to write.
Early writing begins when a child makes a mark and calls it a word or a letter.
Those squiggles are just the beginning of writing. The following Language and Literacy guidelines give many examples of how a parent can assess their child s Language and Literacy development. There are five functional components of Language and Literacy which are sited from the Work Sampling System, Omnibus Guidelines Pre-School through Third Grade, Rebus Planning Associates, Inc. 1994. The functional components are Listening, Speaking, Literature and Reading, Writing, and Spelling. Each functional component has several performance indicators, which will give parents examples of how a child is showing development at home.