The Six Building Blocks of Early Literacy

Narrative skills, which involve the ability to describe things and events and to tell stories.

Print motivation, in which children become interested in and enjoy books.

Vocabulary, or knowing the names of things.

Print awareness, in which children notice print, know how to handle a book and how to follow the words on a page.

Letter knowledge, in which children understand letters are different from each other, know their names and sounds and recognize that letters are everywhere.

Phonological awareness, in which youngsters are able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words.

Check back for photos and updates of how we're sharing these pre-reading skills with children and their parents in our community!

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