Author Question: How can dramatic play centers be used to encourage young children's literacy development? What ... (Read 148 times)

tsand2 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

How can dramatic play centers be used to encourage young children's literacy development?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are functional literacy activities, and how can teachers use these activities in a preschool or kindergarten classroom?

What will be an ideal response?

xoxo123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Dramatic play provides an ideal context for children to have meaningful, authentic interactions with print. Dramatic play offers children of all ages and abilities multiple low-risk opportunities to explore and experiment with reading and writing.

Answer to Question 2

Functional print (labels, lists, directions, and schedules) is ideal for beginning readers because the surrounding context helps explain its meaning. This contextualized print is easy for young children to read and helps them view themselves as real readers. In addition, functional literacy activities help develop the concept that reading and writing have practical significance and can be used to get things done in everyday life. This realization makes print more salient to children and provides important motivation for learning to read and write. Functional print also presents opportunities for children to learn to recognize letters and words in a highly meaningful context.