Inquiring Minds would like to share this informative post from one of Richland Academy’s SK teachers, Ms. Paola Ciocio, about emergent literacy.  We look forward to sharing more posts from Ms. Ciocio, along with other Faculty members, who bring a wealth of experience and insight to the learning every day at Richland.
What is it?

“Emergent Literacy is a gradual process that takes place over time from birth – until a child can read and write in what we consider to be a conventional sense. A key to the term literacy is the interrelatedness of all parts of language: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and viewing.” – Emergent Literacy

Elements of Emergent Literacy

Learning to read and write begins early in a child’s life. Most children can identify common signs and logos by the age of 2-3. They will begin to experiment with written forms of communicating by scribbling long before they can read. Reading and writing develop at the same time in young children and are interrelated. Children do not learn how to read first and then learn how to write. Writing is often easier for some children to begin with than reading. Literacy often develops from the need in real life situations to