How to Teach Preschool Students Literacy Skills
01/02/23 • 12 min
Teaching young children literacy skills can be tricky. They’re such an important skill that it can become downright intimidating to teach them to your students.
Which one do you even start with? Letters? Letter names? Or letter sounds?
Sometimes, the answer to that question seems obvious. But, most of the time, it’s truly not. And so, deciding which skill to start with can give even the most seasoned preschool educators a headache.
But, lucky for you, this is exactly what I’ll be discussing in this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood.
Tune in now and learn all you need to know about teaching literacy skills in preschool and which one to start with.
Are you ready?
Let’s dive in!
Key Takeaways:
Letters, names, and sounds: Which comes first? (00:00)
Learning the alphabet is not a linear process (03:48)
One recommendation you need to follow (06:46)
Answering the second part of the question (08:04)
Additional Resources:
Got a burning question for Vanessa? Get your answer on the Elevating Early Childhood podcast here.
Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.
Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.
Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.
Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.
If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.
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Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers
Teaching young children literacy skills can be tricky. They’re such an important skill that it can become downright intimidating to teach them to your students.
Which one do you even start with? Letters? Letter names? Or letter sounds?
Sometimes, the answer to that question seems obvious. But, most of the time, it’s truly not. And so, deciding which skill to start with can give even the most seasoned preschool educators a headache.
But, lucky for you, this is exactly what I’ll be discussing in this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood.
Tune in now and learn all you need to know about teaching literacy skills in preschool and which one to start with.
Are you ready?
Let’s dive in!
Key Takeaways:
Letters, names, and sounds: Which comes first? (00:00)
Learning the alphabet is not a linear process (03:48)
One recommendation you need to follow (06:46)
Answering the second part of the question (08:04)
Additional Resources:
Got a burning question for Vanessa? Get your answer on the Elevating Early Childhood podcast here.
Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.
Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.
Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.
Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.
If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.
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Onward & Upward!
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Disclaimer:
Pre-K Pages is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. The word “affiliate” means that we may earn a small commission if/when you click on or make purchases via these links at no additional cost to you.
As a policy, the Company will only affiliate with products, services, consultants or experts that we believe will provide value to our customers and followers.
You recognize that it remains your personal responsibility to investigate whether any affiliate offers are right for you and will benefit you. You will not rely on any recommendation, reference, or information provided by the Company but will instead conduct your own investigation and will rely upon your investigation to decide whether to purchase the affiliate product or service.
Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers
Previous Episode
[Encore] My Top 5 Small Group Counting Activities for Preschool
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Elevating Early Childhood!
Before we start, let me ask you a quick question: Do your preschool or pre-k students need help learning how to count and develop number sense?
If your answer is "YES!" then you've come to the right place, because that's exactly what I'm discussing today.
As you know, math doesn't come easily to everyone. Some children have real difficulties with it, while others find it super fun and easy, almost like solving a puzzle game.
However, the math activities I'm sharing with you today are an exception, because all your preschool students will love them. They're fun and engaging, and they make math as simple as it can be!
So, are you ready?
Let's dive in!
Key Takeaways:
Fun math activities for your preschool classroom (00:00)
Has this ever happened to you? (02:17)
Target finds always help! (04:04)
"No prep, please," you said? (09:28)
Ice-cube trays for the rescue (13:07)
Make it super fun! (17:55)
Keep it simple (21:48)
The magic number (24:58)
Additional Resources:
Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.
Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.
Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.
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Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.
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Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers
Next Episode
Help! All My Students Want to Go to the Same Center!
If you’ve ever taught young children (and my bet is you have, since you’re listening to this podcast) then you’ve probably had your fair share of daily fires to put out.
I feel you, I’ve been there too.
It’s no secret that the daily life of an early childhood educator isn’t always sunshine and roses. And sometimes, it’s just really, really hard.
One of the issues many pre-k teachers struggle with is what to do when all their students want to go to the same center at the same time!
As you know already, some centers are simply more popular than others (like the dramatic play center, for example), so it makes sense that everyone wants to participate in it.
When that’s not possible, you may have to limit the number of students in a center.
How do you do that?
Tune in now to find out!
Key Takeaways:
What to do when your students want to go to the same center (00:00)
How I manage my classroom (00:56)
How to get students interested in other centers (03:22)
What if your class only meets a few days a week? (08:10)
What to do when there are too many kids in one center (10:09)
A few practical tips for you (14:23)
Additional Resources:
Got a burning question for Vanessa? Get your answer on the Elevating Early Childhood podcast here.
Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.
Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.
Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.
Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.
If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.
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Onward & Upward!
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Disclaimer:
Pre-K Pages is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. The word “affiliate” means that we may earn a small commission if/when you click on or make purchases via these links at no additional cost to you.
As a policy, the Company will only affiliate with products, services, consultants or experts that we believe will provide value to our customers and followers.
You recognize that it remains your personal responsibility to investigate whether any affiliate offers are right for you and will benefit you. You will not rely on any recommendation, reference, or information provided by the Company but will instead conduct your own investigation and will rely upon your investigation to decide whether to purchase the affiliate product or service.
Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers
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