ADRIENNE ISAACS EDLC 651
Reading Rockets 1-5
Adrienne Isaacs
School of Education, Liberty University
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ADRIENNE ISAACS EDLC 651
I. Reading Rockets Module 1 – Print Awareness
A. an overview of the meaning and importance of the literacy component as well as
the age group in focus
Print awareness is an understanding of the purpose of print and how it works. For
example, children learn that print communicates a message depending on the context
that it’s in (i.e., a story in a book or directions on a sign, or food options on a menu,
etc.) and that print is read left to right and top to bottom. Print awareness is a
precursor to learning to read. Some children develop strong print awareness before
entering school. Others develop print awareness upon entering school in kindergarten.
B. A paragraph summary of one video in module
In the first video, a child, Mira, demonstrates early print awareness. Her parents do
many activities that help Mira to develop print awareness. Her father helps her to
spell her name. Her mother points out print in the community as they go about their
errands in the grocery store. The parents read to her at the end of the evening and
demonstrate their enjoyment in the activity of reading. The experts in the video
reinforce the principles that these parents are upholding and how it supports
successful child development and print awareness.
C. A bulleted list of at least 5 strategies with a brief description of the strategy
Label objects around the classroom.
Use big books (so that frequently used words, like ‘the’, ‘a’, ‘is’, ‘was’, etc.
are seen easily and can be recognized.
Provide practice with predictable books (books with patterns to the words and
phrases)
Encourage children to play with print (for example paper and pencils can be
incorporated into the dramatic play area to encourage writing shopping lists,
making birthday cards, write and read recipes for the play kitchen, etc.)
Demonstrate the relationship between spoken and written words. For example,
teachers can ask questions and then write verbatim the children’s responses on
charts and display them,
