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Materials
to support preliterate families (view
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The following
resources support preliterate families and were developed as part
of the Minnesota Humanities Center's Sheeko Wadaag/Sharing Stories
conferences. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view some of the
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Overview
Tip
sheets
Six
early literacy topics:
1.
Development of literacy
1.1 Introduction
to the development of literacy
1.2 Resources:
web sites, videos, books
1.3 Activities
Activity
1: Building vocabulary
Activity 2: Developmental
benchmarks (handout)
2.
Literacy in the everyday
2.1 Introduction
to literacy in the everyday
2.2 Resources:
web sites, videos, books
2.3 Activities
Activity 1: Calendar
use
Activity 2: Home
checklists
Activity 3: Let's
talk (handout: English;
Somali front,
back)
Activity 4: Helping your child learn to read (English;
Somali)
3.
Storytelling and early literacy
3.1 Introduction
to storytelling and early literacy
3.2 Resources:
web sites, videos, books
3.3 Activities
Activity 1: Somali
folktales
Activity 2: Tell
me stories
Activity 3: Story
tellers
Activity 4: Building
a story
Activity 5: Making
flannel boards
4.
Basic book skills
4.1 Introduction
to basic book skills
4.2 Resources:
web sites, videos, books
4.3 Activities
Activity 1: Basics
of using a book
Activity 2: Candyland
Activity 3: Talking
and reading
Activity 4: Helping
your child learn basic book skills
Activity 5: Dialogic
reading: "what" questions
Activity 6: Dialogic
reading: "open ended" questions
Activity 7: Using
wordless books with parents
Activity 8: Using
wordless books with children
NEW! Activity 9: Story
cube instructions and template
5.
Using audio with children's books
5.1 Introduction
to using audio with children's books
5.2 Resources:
web site, videos, books
6.
Making books
6.1 Introduction
to making books
6.2 Resources:
web sites, videos, books
6.3 Activities
Activity 1: English-Somali
color book (labels)
Activity 2: Scrapbooking
Activity 3: Story
in a box
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helpful? How did you use them? Let us know. E-mail
the Minnesota Humanities Center. Your feedback is very important
as we evaluate the impact of our work and plan for future programs
and resources. Thank you!
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