DESCRIBE THE early literacy skills and activities
Highlight ECRR1 and ECRR2
The American Library Association (ALA) has two versions of Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR):
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Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy
- ECRR1 and ECRR2: Description of both programs
- ECRR1: A definition for each of the Six Early Literacy Skills along with why it's important and what parents can do to help build the skill
- ECRR2: These Five Activities, when practiced regularly, will help a child develop the Six Early Literacy Skills and be prepared to learn to read
High Plains Library District's Early Literacy Skills Brochure
- ECRR1: A table of the Six Early Literacy Skills with detailed descriptions, tips and suggested books
Poudre River Public Library's Raising Readers
- ECRR2: An explanation of how each of the Five Activities helps to build early literacy skills
Westminster Public Library's Early Literacy Website
- ECRR1: A webpage for each of the Six Early Literacy Skills with tips on how to reinforce the skill and lists of recommended books
Early Literacy Storytimes @ your library
- Print motivation: a child’s interest in and enjoyment of books
- Phonological awareness: the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words
- Vocabulary: knowing the names of things
- Narrative skills: the ability to describe things and events and to tell stories
- Print awareness: noticing print, knowing how to handle a book, and understanding how to follow the written words on a page
- Letter knowledge: knowing that letters are different from each other, that the same letter can look different and that each letter has a name and is related to sounds