Index to All Learning Episodes
Are you nurturing a young learner in your home? Or perhaps you want to provide guidance for your grandchildren. Look to The Literacy Gallery as one source of support. This section of our website focuses on LEARNING TO TALK, LEARNING TO READ, and LEARNING TO WRITE. Recently we have added a new section called LEARNING TO LEARN: Making Connections, which allows us to include stories that extend beyond the specific range of language, reading, and writing.
Scroll down and explore one or more episodes that catch your eye.
• You will see a short description of an interaction between an adult and child. We call this a vignette.
• These vignettes apply to a broad range of learning experiences within a wide range of stages. The age/stage of the learner is one indicator. Another is the subtitle of the episode.
• You will see a commentary (with blue background) that looks below the surface of the story.
• Note the episode titles that end with an asterisk. That indicates more information about the content is available in a Bulletin(s) linked to the episode.
• Many commentaries also include suggestions for you to try with your young learner.
Come back and tell us about your experience.
LEARNING TO TALK
Spoken language builds the foundation for learning to read and write. Starting at birth, parents and caregivers naturally surround a child with talk. Babies hear us talking with one another, they listen when we speak to them and about them. And they are eager to mimic us as they experiment with their first words. In this section, click on episodes to discover ways you can encourage and nurture your child’s natural curiosity about language and their ability to communicate through talk.
* Asterisk indicates link to a Bulletin(s)
Play is Learning | Infant/Toddler <–> Primary | ||
Learning to Talk Through Everyday Conversation | Infant/Toddler <–> Primary | ||
Helping a Child Discover the Power of Language | Infant/Toddler <–> Primary |
The Benefits of Nursery Rhymes | Infant/Toddler <–> Primary | ||
How Do We Help Our Littlest Ones to Communicate? | Infant/Toddler <–> Preschool | ESPAÑOL | |
Positive Responses That Encourage Learners | Infant/Toddler | ||
A Road on a Child’s Journey to Becoming Literate | Infant/Toddler <–> Preschool | ||
Parents: A Child’s First Teacher | Infant/Toddler |
LEARNING TO READ
Reading is about making meaning in print. Learning to read should be as natural, real, and stress-free as learning to talk. Reading opens up a child’s imagination and provides access to knowledge about the world around them. From selecting the right books, to holding your child in your lap as you read your first books together, to their first attempts at reading, your child’s lifelong love of reading begins at home. In this section, click on episodes to discover how you, your child’s first teacher, can create opportunities to explore printed language.
* Asterisk indicates link to a Bulletin(s)
Conversations Lead To Understanding
| Primary <–> Intermediate | ||
How Our Littles Learn So Much about Reading
| Infant <–> Preschool | ||
Jakari and the Golden Lion Tamarins Using Devices as Resources for Writing and Reading
| Intermediate |
Why Do Dandelions Have So Many Seeds?* The Power of a Child’s Curiosity
| Infant/Toddler <–> Intermediate | ||
The Lift the Beginning Reader Might Need
| Primary <–> Intermediate | ||
Conversations, Connections, and Confidence
| Infant/Toddler <–> Primary | ||
Conversations about Rhymey Words Developing the Ability and Desire to Read
| Preschool <–> Primary | ||
The Power of Read Alouds
| Primary | ||
Reading to Children as They Get Older
| Primary | ||
To Help a Young Reader Learn about Reading
| Infant/Toddler <–> Primary | ESPAÑOL | |
A Reader’s Imagination
| Infant/Toddler <–> High School | ||
Informational Books Ignite Reading
| Infant/Toddler <–> Primary | ESPAÑOL | |
Meaning Matters Most
| Preschool <–> Primary | ESPAÑOL | |
Tapping Into Your Child’s Imagination
| Infant/Toddler <–> High School | ||
Reading is about Understanding the Story
| Preschool <–> Primary | ESPAÑOL | |
Never Give Up
| Primary <–> Middle School | ||
Bedtime Stories and the Opportunity They Give
| Infant/Toddler <–> Intermediate | ESPAÑOL | |
Sharing a Book and a Conversation
| Infant/Toddler <–> High School | ||
Unlocking the Meaning
| Infant/Toddler <–> Intermediate | ESPAÑOL | |
Reading Books Together Builds Key Relationships
| Infant/Toddler <–> Intermediate | ||
Reading With a Little One
| Preschool <–> Primary | ESPAÑOL | |
A Book and the Opportunities it Gives
| Preschool <–> Primary | ESPAÑOL | |
Luke and Mother Octopus: A Moment of Enlightenment* A Time of Wonder, Curiosity and Discovery
| Infant/Toddler <–> Intermediate | ||
Reading My Own Writing
| Preschool <–> Primary |
LEARNING TO WRITE
We write for a variety of purposes. Children learn early on that they can share their own ideas with others by telling their story through drawing and writing. With positive feedback from a parent or caregiver, and with practice, young children gain confidence in expressing themselves and becoming enthusiastic young writers. In this section, click on episodes to discover how you can help your child become that enthusiastic writer.
* Asterisk indicates link to a Bulletin(s)
The Power of Positive Responses to Our Littlest Writers | Preschool <–> Primary | ||
Building Writing Relationships | Preschool <–> Intermediate | ||
Nurturing Our Youngest Writers | Preschool <–> Intermediate |
Learning to Write: Planting the Seeds
| Preschool <–> Primary | ||
Our Littles Need Time and Opportunity to Write
| Preschool <–> Intermediate | ||
Purposeful Everyday Writing
| Preschool <–> Intermediate | ||
All They Need Is Support
| Preschool <–> Primary | ||
Reading My Own Writing
| Preschool <–> Primary | ||
Kids Need the Time and Opportunity to Write | Preschool <–> Primary | ESPAÑOL |
LEARNING TO LEARN
Making Connections
Children come into this world Made for Learning. From the time they take their first breath they are learning – about themselves and about the world they inhabit. Wonder and curiosity spark imagination and play. Parents and other caregivers contribute to this learning by reading to their children, by storytelling, and by conversations daily, from birth through childhood and beyond. All of this motivates children to learn to speak, to read, to write, and to think and understand. Language-rich life experiences, like the ones in this section, reach beyond the mechanics of speaking and reading and writing. Parents help their children become literate members of their community.
* Asterisk indicates link to a Bulletin(s)
Questions Flourish in Moments of Wonder | Toddler <–> Intermediate | ||
Celebrating the Young Musician The Bridge Between Music and Language | Preschool <–> Adult | ||
Storytelling: A Magical Way to Learn | Infant <–> Adult | ||
