Children's Literacy Under One Hour

By Magdalena Teske

Literacy is necessary to be successful academically and to perform adequately in most jobs. Reading can also be a valuable form of entertainment, yet learning to read can be extremely difficult.
Unlike the ability to see, hear, or speak, there is no specific part of the brain exclusively devoted towards the ability to read. For this reason, a child is best equipped to gain the skills and understand the enjoyment that comes with reading, if the adults in his or her life are well informed about how reading works.
Children's Literacy Under One Hour will give you an overview of the concepts helpful towards teaching a child to read, or encourage a child who is already starting to read. This book includes information relevant to children as early as infancy, to as old as elementary school. From the six early literacy skills, the way the brain develops, picture vs. chapter books, to phonics and sentence structure, it is sure to prepare your child to succeed in school and in life!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Under One Hour, LLC
• Release date: Jan 24, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370053186

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Children’s Literacy Under One Hour

By Magdalena Teske

Copyright © 2016, 2017 Under One Hour, LLC

Published by Under One Hour, LLC 2012-2017

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Table of Contents

Note: Approximate Length in time is determined by

the average US reading speed of 300 words per minutes.

I. Introduction 6

1. Reading and the Human Brain (First 10 Minutes) 8

- Babies (700 Words, 2 Minutes) 9

1. Auditory Perception

2. Visual Perception

3. Thinking and Understanding

- Toddlers (500 Words, 2 Minutes) 11

1. Auditory and Visual Perception

2. Vocabulary

3. Thinking and Understanding

- Preschoolers and Up (1,100 Words, 4 Minutes) 13

1. Print Awareness and Letter Recognition

2. Why Music is Important

3. Why it’s Okay if Your Child isn’t an Early Reader

4. Putting it Together

2. Getting Ready to Read (Second 10 Minutes) 18

- Early Literacy (1,100 Words, 4 Minutes) 19

1. Talking

2. Singing

3. Reading

4. Writing

5. Playing

- The Six Early Literacy Skills (1,000 Words, 4 Minutes) 22

1. Print Motivation

2. Print Awareness

3. Letter Knowledge

4. Vocabulary

5. Narrative Skills

6. Phonological Awareness

- Building Early Literacy at Home (750 Words, 3 Minutes) 26

1. Tips About Reading Books

2. Tips About Games and Songs

3. Tips About Building Vocabulary

3. Picture Books (Third 10 Minutes) 30

- The Value of Picture Books (550 Words, 2 Minutes) 30

1. What is a Picture Book?

2. History of Picture Books

- The Pictures (800 Words, 3 Minutes) 32

1. Shapes and Colors

2. Picture Books for Babies and Toddlers

3. Picture Books for Preschoolers

4. Picture Books for Older Children

- The Words (1,100 Words, 4 Minutes) 35

1. Picture Books for Babies

2. Picture Books for Toddlers

3. Picture Books for Preschoolers

4. Picture Books for Older Children

4. Letters and Phonics (Fourth 10 Minutes) 40

- Learning the Alphabet (450 Words, 2 Minutes) 40

1. The Alphabet Song

2. Capital and Lowercase Letters

3. Writing Letters

- Learning Phonics (1,000 Words, 4 Minutes) 42

1. Consonants

2. Vowels

3. Consonants in Combination

4. Using Technology to Teach Phonics

- Reading Words (950 Words, 3 Minutes) 45

1. The Sight Word Controversy

2. Sounding Out Words

3. Reading Without Sounding it Out

5. Reading Sentences and Stories (Fifth 10 Minutes) 50

- Early Readers (800 Words, 3 Minutes) 50

1. Level of Readers

2. Reading Comprehension at the Sentence Level

3. Sentence Structure for Beginning Readers

- Transitional Books (500 Words, 2 Minutes) 53

1. Reading Comprehension

2. Popular Transitional Books

- Fluent Readers (350 Words, 1 Minutes) 54

1. Sentence Structure

2. Reading Comprehension

6. Chapter Books (Final 10 Minutes) 56

- Genres (700 Words, 2 Minutes) 57

1. Realistic Fiction

2. Fantasy and Science Fiction

3. Mystery and Adventure

4. Nonfiction

- Choosing Books at the Right Level (1,200 Words, 4 Minutes) 60

1. Length and Text Size

2. Vocabulary and Sentence Structure

3. Content

4. A Note on Reading Levels

- Encouraging Reluctant Readers (750 Words, 3 Minutes) 63

1. Tips for Encouraging Reluctant Readers

2. Book Suggestions for Reluctant Readers

7. Resources/Bibliography 68

8. Appendix: Dolch Sight words 70

9. About the Authors 72

Introduction

Literacy is necessary to be successful academically and to perform adequately in most jobs. Reading can also be a valuable form of entertainment, yet learning to read can be extremely difficult.

Unlike the ability to see, hear, or speak, there is no specific part of the brain exclusively devoted towards the ability to read. For this reason, a child is best equipped to gain the skills and understand the enjoyment that comes with reading, if the adults in his or her life are well informed about how reading works.

Children's Literacy Under One Hour will give you an overview of the concepts helpful towards teaching a child to read, or encourage a child who is already starting to read. This book includes information relevant to children as early as infancy, to as old as elementary school. From the six early literacy skills, the way the brain develops, picture vs. chapter books, to phonics and sentence structure, it is sure to prepare your child to succeed in school and in life!

Under One Hour books are broken down into six 10-minute sections making it easier to read and learn on the go. Each section contains two or three main topics with sub-topics to explore. Bold words or phrases are the highlight of the topic or paragraph while italicized words are ideas to be explored further outside of the book.

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