Transcript Literacy through Play

Literacy through Play
Idaho Association for the Education
of Young Children Regional
Conference
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
October 19, 2013
Notetaking Version
Your Presenter
Staci Shaw
Other Read to Me Coordinators:
Stephanie Bailey-White
Erica Compton
VISTA: Julie Armstrong
Who we are…
The Idaho Commission for
Libraries assists libraries
to build the capacity to
better serve their
clientele.
Our vision is for all parents and
caregivers to nurture their
children’s early literacy skills, and
for all children to develop as
independent readers and become
lifelong learners.
Libraries.idaho.gov/read-to-me-resources
Agenda
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Play and Brain Development
Functions of Print
Play Literacy vs. Play
Examples of Play Literacy
Activity: Let’s Pretend
Q and A
Dramatic Play
Outdoor Games
Play
Music
Play and Brain Development
• Exploratory Play
• Constructive Play
• Dramatic Play
Dramatic Play
Concrete object
Marks on the page
Abstract idea
Message
Function vs. Feature of Print
Function
• Reason or purpose of
print
Feature
• Letter-sound
relationship
• Structure of grammar
• Meaning
Stephanie orders cake at
a “restaurant”
Erica writes
KAK
Four Major Functions
• Environmental Print
• Occupational Print
• Informational Print
• Recreational Print
Literacy Development Through
Dramatic Play
• Allows children to experiment with
purposes for literacy that they’ve seen at
home
• Allows children to recognize that
different tasks require different texts
• Allows children to produce a wide variety
of texts
• Builds comprehension by allowing
children to act out familiar
stories/scenarios
Play Literacy is Purposeful
Play Area
• Sink, stove, dishes,
table, refrigerator, food,
aprons, place settings
Play Literacy Area
• Kitchen: Recipe cards, grocery
list, books about food or
cookbooks
• Pizza shop or restaurant: menus,
cash register, money, step-bystep instructions for making
pizza, books about making pizza
or nutrition
Play Literacy is Purposeful
Play Area
Play Literacy Area
• Stethoscope, doctor’s
bag, pill bottles,
pretend syringes,
blood pressure cuff
• Doctor’s office: clipboards,
check-up checklist, x-rays,
prescription pads, baby dolls,
bandages, magazines for waiting
area, books on bodies
• Veterinary clinic: exchange
stuffed animals for babies, books
on pets
PLAY LITERACY
How can you support literacy through play in your
child care setting?
Play Area
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Theme
Props
Environmental print
Functions of print
Social interaction
Books or other resources
Storage
• Props
• Environmental print
• Functions of print
• Social interaction
• Books or other
library resources
• Storage
Shari Sloane
www.kidscount1234.com
Restaurant
Doctor’s Office
• Props
• Environmental print
• Functions of print
• Social interaction
• Books or other library
resources
• Storage
Madison Public Library (WI)
Play spaces in public areas
• Props
• Environmental print
• Functions of print
• Social interaction
• Books or other library
resources
• Storage
Grocery Store
http://blogs.scholastic.com/classroom_solutions/2010/11/literacykindergarten-dramatic-play-centers-housekeeping-grocery-store.html
http://www.printablekidsplaymoneytemplates.
com/tag/editable-money-template/
No room, budget, or staff time
to create a dramatic play area?
Prop Boxes
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Theme
Props
Functions of print
Social interaction
Books or other resources
Storage
Prop Boxes
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Bins and tubs
Trunks and suitcases
Shoe boxes or photo boxes
Library collections
Library staff
What are some other ways to store
or collect materials?
Resources
Literacy-Building Play in Preschool: Lit
Kits, Prop Boxes, and Other Easy-to-Make
Tools to Boost Emergent Reading and
Writing Skills Through Dramatic Play, by
V. Susan Bennett-Armistead, 2009.
Let's Pretend: 50 Start-to-Finish Preschool
Programs for the Busy Librarian That
Foster Imagination, by Rebecca C. Bane,
2010.
Literacy Play: Over 300 Dramatic Play
Activities That Teach Pre-Reading Skills,
by Sherrie West and Amy Cox, 2004.
Activity: Let’s Pretend
1) Scan “On the Farm” chapter
2) See example with the addition of
print component
3) Choose a dramatic play theme
4) Add ideas for each of the four
functions of print (environmental,
informational, occupational,
recreational)
Additional Resources
• Literacy Through Play, by Gretchen Owocki, 1999.
• Scholastic classroom blog: Literacy in Kindergarten Dramatic Play Centers
http://blogs.scholastic.com/classroom_solutions/2010/11/literacykindergarten-dramatic-play-centers-housekeeping-grocery-store.html
• Kindergarten Nana: Dramatic Play Center Ideas
• http://dbsenk.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/dramatic-play-center-ideas/
• Shari Sloane, Dramatic Play Centers:
http://www.kidscount1234.com/play.html
• Education World: The Prop Box--Setting the Stage for Meaningful Play
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev101.shtml
• Madison Public Library: Play Literacy
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/kids/play-literacy
Thank you for joining me today. Please let us
know how we can support your efforts
to strengthen literacy in your child care setting.
Staci Shaw:
[email protected]
Stephanie Bailey-White:
[email protected]
Erica Compton:
[email protected]
Julie Armstrong:
[email protected]
Idaho Commission for Libraries
325 W. State St., Boise, 83702
334-2150 or toll free 1-800-458-3271