Unit 2 Assignment 1 Language Analysis

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Part B (15 points). 1. If you were to design a literacy packet for parents to use over the summer before their child starts kindergarten, what would it include and why? (5 points). a. First, I would include a letter that explains what is in the packet and provides instructions. This will help the parents know what they should do, when they should do it, and how they should help their child so that they can develop into emergent readers. b. Next, I would include a list of activities that the child can do in the summer. For example: I would include these activities because they help a child with letter recognition, allows them to work on their writing in fun and care free ways, and helps the child to become more familiar with the components …show more content…

www.starfall.com ii. www.literacycenter.net iii. www.janbrett.com e. I would also include a set of rhyming cards, letter cards, and number cards. These can be used for memory match, and other games. I would include rhyming and letter cards because rhyming and letter recognition are helpful in developing a child’s literacy. This allows them to be able to read, listen, and become more familiar with a variety of words and sounds. f. Finally, I would include a summer book bingo chart. This can include different types of books the parents could read to the child, different books to be read, or how the book is read. Once it is completed, then the child can color in the square and try to get a bingo. I would include this because it is a fun way to make sure that the parents are reading to their child. It also gives the parents some ideas about what to read if they have run out of ideas on their own. 2. Design a sample letter/newsletter you would send home with parents regarding a summary of what their child did that week at school. Include some suggestions for activities the parent can use at home with their child to help reinforce something the child is learning at school related to early literacy. See the example on page 563 of your Machado textbook (10

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