Early Literacy Does Not Mean Early Reading
Early literacy behaviors include:
- handling books, page turning
- paying attention to stories being read
- looking at pictures as a story is read
- pointing to familiar objects in books
- asking questions about stories
- imitating scenes from a story
- retelling a story
- imitating adults reading
- running fingers along words in book
For more information on early literacy:
http://www.zerotothree.org/BrainWonders