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Jacob Nabi, 700159393  Teaching literacy in the early years can be a hard task for some teachers. “If children are going to be as successful at reading and writing as they are at talking, then they need many opportunities to practise.” (Wilkinson, L 1990, p 24) Teachers need a wide range of strategies to teach the many topic areas involve in early years reading and writing. “When a teacher asks: Does that make sense? In reading, and: Is that what you wanted me to think? In writing, we are giving children the questions that they need to ask themselves in order to set up the self regulating mechanisms so essential in successful learning.” (Wilkinson, L 1990, p 23) By implementing and teaching students strategies, they can be successful learners and grasp the concept of literacy.


 * PHONICS

**//__THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF READING IN THE EARLY YEARS__//**
 Hill (2006, p 139) suggests that “Reading is the process of constructing meaning from print and from other symbols.”
 * GUIDED READING
 * SHARED READING
 * COMPREHENSION
 * INDEPENDENT AND MODELLED READING

__//**THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF WRITING IN THE EARLY YEARS**//__  Wilkinson (1990, p 50) suggests “writing is another important way for children to respond to literature. Through writing they can express their enjoyments, delight, curiosity and imagination.
 * GUIDED WRITING
 * SHARED WRITING
 * INDEPENDENT AND MODELLED WRITING

//**__PHASES IN LITERACY DEVELOPMENT__**//
 * PHASES IN LITERACY DEVELOPMENT TABLE

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