The document provides information about early literacy training for coaches in the Franklinton Ready 4 K program. It outlines the expectations for coaches, which include attending monthly literacy sessions, following up with assigned parents, and reminding parents of upcoming workshops. It then details the six early literacy skills children need to learn to read and gives examples of activities parents can do to help develop each skill, such as singing, reading books, and talking to their children.

1. Ready to Read: Early Literacy Training for Franklinton Ready 4 K COACHES

2. Project Overview

4. Franklinton Background

6. Ready to Read: Early Literacy Overview

11. Six skills every child needs to learn to read; Starting from birth! Phonological Awareness the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Narrative Skills the ability to describe things and events and to tell stories. Letter Knowledge learning to name letters. Knowing they have sounds, and recognizing them everywhere. Print Awareness noticing print, knowing how to handle a book, and how to follow the written words on a page. Vocabulary knowing the names of things. Print Motivation a child’s interest in and enjoyment of books. What you do helps your child get ready to read.

15. ALA granted permission from Janellen Huttenlocher.

22. Children need to talk about the books they read.

28. Six skills every child needs to learn to read; Starting from birth! Phonological Awareness the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Narrative Skills the ability to describe things and events and to tell stories. Letter Knowledge learning to name letters. Knowing they have sounds, and recognizing them everywhere. Print Awareness noticing print, knowing how to handle a book, and how to follow the written words on a page. Vocabulary knowing the names of things. Print Motivation a child’s interest in and enjoyment of books. What you do helps your child get ready to read.

30. Workshop Schedule October – Print Motivation November –Concepts (shapes, colors, numbers and counting and opposites) December –OFF January –ABCs February –Vocabulary March –Getting Ready for K April –Print Awareness & Safety May –Emotions June –Narrative Skills July –Dialogic Reading August –Phonological Awareness