HDFS 330 1st EditionLecture 9Literacy- Phonological Awarenesso Ability to recognize and manipulate sounds of languageo Emergent Literacy- active efforts to build literacy knowledge with experienceso “Read” signs, “read and write” names, “write” a grocery list Examples: Golden Arches of McDonald's, Cheerios symbol, Scooby Doo fonto Understand symbolso Letters… Group of letters make a word… Letter name sounds… Letter-sound correspondence- Supporting Emergent Literacyo Interactive readingo Language games, songs It's Bitsy Spider songo Writing activities-dictation; narrative Let them write the grocery list or let them tell you the grocery list while you write it Let them tell you a story and write what they sayo Connected to increases reading level in middle childhoodo Fewer experiences for low SES (socioeconomic status) children Don't have money for books Difficult for parents to interact when they are stresseso pg. 345- Supporting Emergent LiteracyMathematical Reasoning- Build on information knowledge- Counting- Ordinarily- understanding relationships between quantity (3 is more than 2)o Verbal quantity labels (big, small, lots, etc)- One-to-one correspondence- Cardinality- last number when counting indicates quantity of itemso Little boy in video who counted “3, 4, 5, 6, 3, 4, 5, 6… 2!”Preschool/ Child Care- Preschool should have elements of child care and child care should have elements of preschool- Child Centered- provided materials and activitieso Children select what materials to interact witho Learning occurs during play Free play- activities are left out- Academico Structured learning of letters, number, colors, etc. Formal lessons to teach academic skills Repetition often includedo Read about in text! As much as we think kids are learning through academic, they are actually NOT learning. Academic learning should be done in a very small part of the day Children do not learn as effective in this environmentImportance of Quality- Quality child care/preschoolo Gains in cognitive developmento Can lead to benefits into adulthood: Teen years- increased employment and decreased delinquency Early adulthood- higher grad rates in secondary college,higher income, home owner Adulthood- previous benefits still evidento High quality care for young kids is extremely importantWhat’s Quality? ( In text on pg. 352 )- Developmentally Appropriate Care (DAP)o Space and materialso Group sizeo Caregiver-child ratio The more adults, the better.o Daily activities- meet individual needso Child-adult interactionso Professional qualificationso Relationships with parentso Licensing and accreditation Just because it is accredited or listened does not mean it's good Quality does not equal qualityNot covered- Information on educational media- Children’s Questions on pg.