Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood

Language development builds the foundation for many social and cognitive skills.  Our early childhood  classrooms are designed to support language development.  They are rich in language experiences from listening and speaking to reading and writing.  Children are encouraged to share their ideas and feelings.  Whole group discussions allow them opportunity to engage in dialogue. 

We focus on developing a child’s ability to communicate about a variety of topics.  Young children are typically quite egocentric so we encourage them to appreciate other points of view.  Reading stories aloud, writing messages, creating stories, singing, labeling, and a print rich environment all contribute to emergent literacy development.