Learning Literacy Skills in Early Childhood

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Recommended: Importance of reading to children at an early age

Elizabeth Fila
5/15/2014
Augustine
AP Literature

“Learning to read can be a joyful and natural process” (Holdaway). Mastering literacy skills from an early age is associated with a successful academic career. Achieving familiarity with early literacy skills for children has risen as a controversial topic; if children do not gain these skills from the beginning of their academic development, they tend to have a more difficult time advancing to higher grade levels. Understanding simple reading concepts from an early age will allow young children to successfully master literacy skills. This way, these proactive students will not encounter difficult endeavors along the path to success. While it is important for early literacy learners to be challenged, it is equally important for them to learn reading skills that will allow smooth transitions throughout each school year. Preparing for the future is critical, and young students should start developing these skills as early as possible. Encouraging children to read will help them gain the motivation they need to continue learning throughout the years, especially as reading material becomes more difficult. The initial knowledge that children learn serves as a strong foundation for the learning abilities for their future. In order for children and toddlers to understand the importance of literacy skills from an early age, parents must enroll their children in classes that pay special attention to reading skills to better prepare them for their educational careers in the future.
Initially, “providing a literacy-rich or language-rich classroom environment” assists in early childhood education (National Institute for Literacy). Children should start with a strong foundation of lit...

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... in small groups”, gaining a better understanding of not only the piece of technology, but improving on reading proficiencies (Beschorner and Hutchison). Children can become easily equipped to technology, which will lead to a studious form of education, rather than fall behind in the educational process.
The early literacy skills developed by young children depend on the materials they are provided with, and the ability to identify various types of text. Enrolling in preschool and kindergarten classes that take the initiative on literacy skills will offer more opportunities for children to learn these skills instead of falling behind. Classes that specialize in reading knowledge will help children achieve their goals in the future, and will allow them to have an advantage when it comes to understanding difficult reading material in high school and college.

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