CHAPTER 8
Implementing a Comprehensive Literacy Program
in the Elementary School
Chapter 8 is Implementing a Comprehensive Literacy Program in the Elementary School. The Reading and Language Arts Curriculum in the Elementary Schools. First we must identify the critical literacy elements that must be present in Pre k-5 grade classrooms. The reading process is one aspect of oral communication required for success in school. Effective literacy instruction is situated in relevant, meaningful experiences that help children transfer new learning to other setting. Reading and Writing Development: Beginning readers learn to read write and why some children have difficulty. For knowledge of letter Names and Concepts about Print there are 6 concepts:
1. Directionality, which is English print runs left to right, and top to bottom
2. Meaning, print carries the meaning in books
3. Speech to print match, one spoken word matches one written word
4. Spacing, printed words that have spaces before and after them
5. Book concepts, books have authors. 6. Sentences, Sentences begin with capitalization and end with a punctuation. Phonics is the relationship between the letters in written words and the sounds in spoken words.
These are key concepts for this chapter: knowledge of letter names and concepts about print, phonological and
phonemic awareness, phonics, instant word recognition, fluency, vocabulary development and comprehension.