1. What is literacy?

2. LISTENING WRITING SPEAKING READING PRESENTING VIEWING

3. “There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.” - Jacqueline Kennedy

4. In schools…we have a literacy block. 90 Minutes Uninterrupted Whole group & Literacy Centers

5. 5 Domains of Literacy Phonics Phonemic Awareness Vocabulary Comprehension Fluency

6. Literacy experiences can be… Guided Independent Interactive Aloud Shared

7. Incorporate… Creativity Technology

8. “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” - Anonymous teacher

9. I think… Literacy is a “climb” because it is something we continuously work to achieve, but it changes with time. We can’t give up, we have to keep going.

10. “No skill is more crucial to the future of a child, or to a democratic and prosperous society, than literacy.” - Los Angeles Times, "A Child Literacy Initiative for the Greater Los Angeles Area"

11. Created by: Beverly Campbell University of North Carolina at Pembroke January 31, 2010 EDN 5190