What is literacy?
Literacy means being able to read and write.
Why is reading important?
Children's reading skills are important to their success in school and work. In addition, reading can be a fun and imaginative activity for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them. Reading and writing are important ways we use language to communicate.
How do reading and language skills develop?
Research has identified five early reading skills that are all essential. They are:
Literacy means being able to read and write.
Why is reading important?
Children's reading skills are important to their success in school and work. In addition, reading can be a fun and imaginative activity for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them. Reading and writing are important ways we use language to communicate.
How do reading and language skills develop?
Research has identified five early reading skills that are all essential. They are:
- Phonemic awareness—Being able to hear, identify, and play with individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.
- Phonics—Being able to connect the letters of written language with the sounds of spoken language.
- Vocabulary—The words students need to know to communicate effectively.
- Reading comprehension—Being able to understand and get meaning from what has been read.
- Fluency (oral reading)—Being able to read text with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. Fluency Chart