Republic of the Philippines

TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Education
Villa Lucinda Campus, Tarlac City
A. Y. 2019 - 2020

Written Report in
Developmental Reading 2
(Vehicles to Early Literacy, The role of Home in Promoting
Early Literacy and The Value of of Language in Promoting
Early Literacy)

Prepared by:
 Dela Cruz, Virginia C.

Prepared for:
Dr. Elizabeth P. Balanquit
Professor

I. Introduction

Imagine a world where you have no idea what is written on the paper that you pull out of
that envelope. On that packet. How can you live without this essential tool for
communication?

The natural development of children is an important consideration in promoting early

literacy. It's Described how language helps children to learn to ascertain meaning from
the world around them.

This lesson provides specific ways in promoting literacy of emergent learner. Vehicles to
Early Literacy, The role of Home in Promoting Early Literacy and The Value of of
Language in Promoting Early Literacy

II. Content

Vehicles to Early Literacy

 Children’s development, oral language, reading and writing are significant and
dynamically concurrent.Language aids speaking, reading and writing; reading aids
speaking and writing; writing aids speaking an dreading. (Newmann 1985)

 Language helps children to learn to ascertain meaning from the world around them.

 Introducing literature to children at an early age develops sophisticated language

structures.

 The natural development of children is an important consideration in promoting early

literacy.

 To become literate, children must learn about the functions and uses of literacy.

 Homes provide a socially, emotionally and intellectually conducive to literacy

and growth.
 The supportive and interactive behavior of parents results to children’s conducive
learning

 Halliday (1975)

- Described how language helps children to learn to ascertain meaning from the world
around them.

 Chomsky (1972)

- Found that children who are introduced to literature at an early age tend to develop
sophisticated language structures.

Another important consideration in promoting early literacy is the natural development of

children, that is, the active construction of their own learning which is more successful
when mediated by literate adults, particularly the parents.

There must be an initiative in properly educating the families, especially the parents,
about the critical role which they play in the literacy of their children. The aspect of home
literacy and its influence in a child’s development needs more emphasis so that parents
can redefine their roles and redirect their active, conscious and creative participation to
successfully help in their child’s literacy.

 Holdaway (1979)

- Pointed out that the homes provides a setting where interactions between adults and
children are socially, emotionally and intellectually conducive to literacy growth. The
supportive and interactive behavior of the parents.

Leichter (1984) identified three ways by which the families influence literacy
development.

 Interpersonal Interaction
- Is described as the literacy experiences shared by the parents and other adult family
members with the child to promote early literacy. These literacy experiences may include
home practices and social functions of speaking, reading and writing which may be
demonstrated through constant and pleasurable communication with the child.
Storytelling, reading aloud, reading newspaper and letters, sending greeting cars and
notes are some of these interactions which encourage literacy of young learners in the
family.

- It is also a strong, deep, or close association or acquaintance between two or more

people that may range in duration from brief to enduring. The context can vary
from family or kinship relations, friendship, marriage, relations with
associates, work, clubs, neighborhoods, and places of worship. Relationships may be
regulated by law, custom, or mutual agreement, and form the basis of social groups and
of society as a whole.

 Physical Environment

- Involves the literacy materials available in the home. Appropriate and readily
accessible literacy materials like picture - concept books, picture - story books, TV
program - related books, newspaper and magazines help in promoting the interest and
love for reading. Moreover parents can help their children to acquire familiarity with
environmental print like logos and labels of food containers, stores or supermarkets, food
chains or restaurant, malls and service station and even road signs, means of
transportation, directions and stations. Writing materials and manipulative toys provide
opportunities to get kids into writing activities.

- It refers to the level of upkeep, ambient noise, lighting, indoor air quality and/or
thermal comfort of the school’s physical building and its location within the community.
The physical environment of the school speaks to the contribution that safe, clean, and
comfortable surroundings make to a positive school climate in which students can learn.

 The established emotional and motivational climate refers to the relationship

among family members, parents attitude toward literacy and the aspirations for their
child’s achievement. Family members serve as models of involvement in literacy
activities. When parents or the whole family are actively and highly involved in early
literacy, the child sees the purpose and the need for language, speaking, reading and
writing.

- Adults who are receptive and responsive to the interests and curiosities if their child
encourage literacy activities (Clark, 1976; Durken 1966; King & Friessen, 1972; Morrow,
1983). Channels of information and support system in the home naturally encourage the
development of reading. When adults cooperate with the child, they reinforce his/her
interests in reading. Thus, nurturing a positive attitude toward reading and a desire to read
are more important because a child who knows how to read, may choose not to develop
passion for reading, and may never find reading pleasurable. Similarly, a child though
literate, may choose not to practice his/her literacy.

Five vehicles for early literacy

 Home
 Writing
 Reading
 Language
 School

The role of the Home in Promoting Early Literacy

 Family members, particularly parents, must initiate literacy activities for the child.
- The teacher teach the children in school, but when it comes in the home the parents
or guardian should continue teaching their child they must initiate first and make some
different activities that boost the child interest.

 All family members must read to a child and must be responsive to his queries.
1. - As a member of a family we should response on the different questions that the child
might ask us because once we ignore them they will loose interest and their curiosity will
not driven anymore.

 Parents involve the child in their reading and take him in bookstore and libraries.
- Its understandable that the more the parents involve child in their reading or make
sometime going on bookstores or libraries they will learn more because they will have
interaction.

 Parents help the child with his reading and writing.

- The role of the parents should teach their child on how to read and write because it
begins at home the child will learn more before going to school because their parents
though them what is the basic early literacy which is reading and writing.
 Playtime at home is spent in reading, browsing books, writing, drawing and other
informal activities that would eventually develop the literacy.
- Parent should think on how the students learn and at the same time enjoy on what
they are doing. The children will learn more if their is some activities like drawing,
reading and writing that they will learn in easiest way.

 Parents must provide literacy materials and nurture his interest and skills.
- Once the child show his/her skills, the parents have the responsibility to mold and
make it better. So that in the near future they can used it.

 Parents must take ownership of their critical rule in their child's literacy as the child
takes ownership of his/her own learning.
- Parents must not violate their given rules to their child because the child has already
kept it and learn how to value it as their parents tell to them.

The Value of Reading in Early Literacy

 Language is frequently used meaningfully.

 Language is regularly used in context.

 Language is used to comprehend print materials and audio-visual materials.

 Language is used to promote oral communication, encourage correct pronunciation

and develop vocabulary.

 Language is used to explore reading materials and to process activity writing.

 Provides opportunities for play to use language.

 Language is associated with pleasure and enjoyment.

Developing language skills is of absolute importance for young children’s success later in
life both as social beings and in pursuing an education.

III. Conclusion

I therefore conclude that the early reading experiences, opportunities to build

vocabularies, and literacy rich environments are the most effective ways to support the
development of pre-reading and cognitive skills that ensure that children are prepared for
success in school, including grade-level reading, and throughout life.