For this Assessment, you will respond to a series of prompts related ?to signs of emergent literacy in preschoolers and to strategies for ?enhancing emergent literacy while pro

EL3003: Promoting Early Literacy Among Preschoolers: Explain signs of emergent literacy in preschoolers and strategies for enhancing emergent literacy, while promoting positive dispositions toward reading and language learning. 

Written Response Submission Form

Your Name: First and last

Your E-Mail Address: Your email here

Instructions

Write your responses where it reads “Enter your response here.” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements indicated. Each item contains the Rubric, which will be used to evaluate your responses.

Item 1

Explain the relationship of “invented spelling” to emergent literacy in preschool-age children. (1 paragraph)

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Rubric

Topic 1: Signs of Emergent Literacy Among Preschoolers
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Explain the relationship of “invented spelling” to emergent literacy in preschool-age children. LO1: Explain how invented spelling is related to emergent literacy.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

Item 2

Explain each stage of invented spelling identified in the chart. Then provide your own example of what early childhood professionals and families might observe in preschoolers’ early writing aligned with each stage.

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Stage of Invented Spelling	Explanation of the Stage (1–2 sentences each)	Typical Preschool-age Example (several letters or 1–3 words)
Prephonemic spelling
Early phonemic spelling
Letter-name spelling
Phonetic spelling/ Transitional spelling

Rubric

Topic 1: Signs of Emergent Literacy Among Preschoolers
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Explain each stage of invented spelling identified in the chart. Then, provide your own example of what early childhood professionals and families might observe in preschoolers’ early writing aligned with each stage. LO2: Explain the stages of invented spelling.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

Item 3

In preparation for Family Night at your early childhood program, your director asks you to create a handout about early literacy for families of children ages 3 and 4. You decide to set up a chart to explain the eight key signs of emergent literacy in preschool-age children. Use family-friendly language to briefly explain what each sign means and to describe one or two related behaviors that families may observe from their preschool children.

Fill in the template to create your handout.

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Signs of Emergent Literacy	What Each Sign Means (1–2 sentences)	What You May Observe From Your Preschooler (1–2 typical behaviors in 1–2 sentences)
Awareness of sound patterns and individual sounds in words
Associating sounds with letters of the alphabet
Focusing on specific features of letters and discriminating between the letters
Creating narratives
Developing a concept of book language
Developing a concept of how to read
Developing book-related concepts
Developing a concept of how to write

Rubric

Topic 1: Signs of Emergent Literacy Among Preschoolers
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Use family-friendly language to briefly explain what each sign means and to describe one or two related behaviors that families may observe from their preschool children. LO3: Explain signs of emergent literacy in preschoolers.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.
LO4: Describe emergent literacy behaviors in preschoolers.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

Item 4

You are a preschool teacher who is working with a student teacher, Connor, from the local university. After spending time observing your interactions with children at the writing table, Connor asks, “I’ve noticed you have conversations with the children about their writing. Why do you do that?”

Respond to Connor’s question by explaining why it is important to ask children to read and/or talk about what they write, how this practice is related to the development of early literacy and language skills, and what teachers can learn about children through this practice. (2 paragraphs)

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Rubric

Topic 2: Strategies for Enhancing Emergent Literacy and Promoting Positive Dispositions Towards Reading and Language Learning in Preschool
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Respond to Connor’s question by explaining why it is important to ask children to read and/or talk about what they write, how this practice is related to the development of early literacy and language skills, and what teachers can learn about children through this practice. LO1: Explain how engaging children in talking about their writing relates to early literacy and language development.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.
LO2: Explain what teachers can learn about children’s early literacy and language development through conversations about their writing.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

Item 5

Explain the importance of a positive classroom climate for early literacy development among preschoolers and at least two strategies for creating such climates. (1–2 paragraphs)

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Rubric

Topic 2: Strategies for Enhancing Emergent Literacy and Promoting Positive Dispositions Towards Reading and Language Learning in Preschool
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Explain the importance of a positive classroom climate for early literacy development among preschoolers and at least two strategies for creating such climates. LO3: Explain how positive classroom climates support early literacy development among preschoolers.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.
LO4: Explain strategies for creating positive preschool classroom climates that support early literacy development among preschoolers.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

Item 6

You are excited to set up an emergent literacy learning center in your preschool classroom and, of course, you want some of the activities to be child-directed. Explain two child-directed activities you will include in your emergent literacy learning center that are developmentally appropriate for preschoolers and the early literacy learning that each activity can foster. (2–3 paragraphs)

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Rubric

Topic 2: Strategies for Enhancing Emergent Literacy and Promoting Positive Dispositions Toward Reading and Language Learning in Preschool
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Explain two child-directed activities you will include in your emergent literacy learning center that are developmentally appropriate for preschoolers and the early literacy learning that each activity can foster. LO5: Explain early literacy learning fostered through specific child-directed early literacy activities for preschoolers.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

Item 7

Explain two teacher-mediated activities that promote emergent literacy development in preschool-age children. Also, explain how you recommend presenting each activity to encourage positive dispositions toward early literacy and language learning in preschoolers. (2 paragraphs)

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Rubric

Topic 2: Strategies for Enhancing Emergent Literacy and Promoting Positive Dispositions Toward Reading and Language Learning in Preschool
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Explain two teacher-mediated activities that promote emergent literacy development in preschool-age children. Also, explain how you recommend presenting each activity to encourage positive dispositions toward early literacy and language learning in preschoolers. LO6: Explain teacher-mediated activities that promote emergent literacy in preschoolers	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.
LO7: Explain how teacher-mediated emergent literacy activities foster positive dispositions toward early literacy and language learning in preschoolers.	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

Item 8

As a new preschool teacher, your goal for the coming school year is to build home-school partnerships with your children’s families. A key focus will be engaging children and families in the joy of early literacy. Explain three strategies for building partnerships with your families that can also benefit preschoolers’ early literacy development in positive and exciting ways. (2–3 paragraphs)

Your Response

Enter your response here.

Rubric

Topic 3: Engaging Families in Promoting Early Literacy Activities for Preschoolers
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Explain three strategies for building partnerships with your families that can also benefit preschoolers’ early literacy development in positive and exciting ways. LO1: Explain strategies that build partnerships with families and encourage positive experiences with early literacy development for preschoolers	Response is missing.	Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response is clear, accurate, and complete.

References

Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. A sample citation is provided below:

· Otto, B. (2015, August 1). Literacy development in early childhood: Reflective teaching for birth to age eight. (1st ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.

Professional Skill Assessment

In this Competency Assessment, you will be assessed on the following Professional Skill: Written Communication. This skill counts toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional Skill.