Early Childhood Literacy

Early Childhood Literacy Constructivist Theory - answerLearning based on previous (background) knowledge. Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - answerWhat a child can do independently and with help from teacher or peer. Scaffolding - answerThe support students need until they can work independently. Part of ZPD Critical Literacy Theory - answerReading to understand the world and to take action. Critical Reading - answerExamining closely with skepticism, a work by looking at content, language, bias, understanding, and knowledge Part-to-Whole Model - answerTeaching children to read by starting with letter sounds and basic words. 3 approaches to teaching reading. Phonics Approach - answerPart-to-Whole. Emphasizes learning the names of each letter and sounds associated with letters including short and long vowel sounds, diphthongs, blends, and digraphs (the rules and exceptions). Typically very systematic and scripted. Struggiling readers get a lot of phonics/word recognition in this approach and work instead of read. Linguistic Approach - answerPart-to-Whole. Emphasizes finding patterns in words (onset and rime) instead of individual letter sounds.