Literacy Spot

Literacy Spot #35: Sand Tray Activities

September 5, 2011
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Most young children love sand play so incorporating sand into your literacy play can be a fun way of engaging preschoolers and early primary aged children with letters – be they the letters of their name or the letters of words associated with their learning at school. I would suggest choosing a previously unused cat [...]

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Literacy Spot #34: Audio Stories

August 29, 2011
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I have long been a fan of audio stories and am convinced that introducing them as part of Immy’s afternoon rest time routine earlier this year has brought me at least an extra six months of continuing with a daily quiet time in her room Audio stories are a wonderful tool for developing effective listening [...]

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Literacy Spot #33: Library Time Treasure Hunt

August 22, 2011
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With reading to young children such an important component of a child’s literacy development, we read together a lot in our house and heading off to the local library every fortnight for a stash of new stories to share is an important part of our routine. When we go to the library, Immy and I [...]

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Literacy Spot #32: Using Video As A Literacy Tool

August 15, 2011
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I have no less than 20 two or three minute videos of Immy on my iPhone from this past week. She is fascinated by the idea of performing for the camera and seeing herself played back on the screen. “Did you take the video?” and “Can I see now?” have become common requests. Initially she [...]

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Literacy Spot #31: 10 Pre-Writing Activities for Under 5s

August 8, 2011
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When you actually think about the amount of control required to hold a pencil and direct it in the manner required to form letters, it is easy to see why activities for young children that strengthen and train the muscles in the hand and fingers are so important. While many of the activities below may [...]

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Literacy Spot #30: Felt Board Stories

August 1, 2011
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Felt boards and felt pieces are fabulous early literacy tools as they encourage children to engage with story telling – whether it be with familiar stories, such as fairy tales, or stories completely of their own making. We have a combination of commercially produced and homemade felt board pieces and sometimes I will set up [...]

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Literacy Spot #29: Alphabet Rocks

July 25, 2011
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Given that our that our story stones are still very popular with Immy twelve months after I introduced them and her current fascination in all things alphabet, when I saw this gorgeous idea for Alphabet Rocks I knew that I wanted to add some to our playful collection of alphabet resources. So out came the [...]

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Literacy Spot #28: Literacy Learning Outdoors

July 18, 2011
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We were all out working in the backyard this weekend – moving dirt, digging out lawn, pulling weeds, and discovering lots of minibeasts in the process…and it got me thinking about the literacy learning potential of spending time outdoors…. Listening & Speaking Listen to the sounds that you can hear outdoors – tree leaves rustling [...]

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