Writing Center/ABC Center

The foundations for learning in the English Language Arts are critical to all other curriculum areas as well as to the child’s social and emotional development. Children develop the basis for verbal communication in early childhood, beginning with nonverbal social exchanges. They begin to appreciate literature and the joy of reading by being read to in family and early care/education settings. A solid foundation in language development in the years before a child enters school promotes success in reading and writing in the future. A well-planned program will encourage children to learn about the world around them. Preschoolers are more likely to want to read and write when their imaginations have been regularly stimulated by being read to.

http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/curriculum/20030401_preschool_early_learning_guidelines.pdf
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/WWSSLearningToReadAndWriteEnglish.pdf

MA.1.   With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of printed and written text: books, words, letters, and the alphabet.

        MA.1.a.   Handle books respectfully and appropriately, holding them right-side-up and turning pages one at a time from front to back.

                MA.1.d.   Recognize and name some uppercase letters of the alphabet and the lowercase letters in one’s own name.

MA.2.   With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

        MA.2.a.   With guidance and support, recognize and produce rhyming words (e.g., identify words that rhyme with /cat/ such as /bat/ and /sat/).

        MA.2.b.  With guidance and support, segment words in a simple sentence by clapping and naming the number of words in the sentence.

        MA.2.c.   Identify the initial sound of a spoken word and, with guidance and support, generate several other words that have the same initial sound.