Developing a Literacy Resource Kit for Early Children

Running head: EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT
EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT
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1EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT
Introduction:
A literacy kit typically comprises of a story box loaded with interesting and attractive
props that are related to the story and depict the central characters of the story. The props and
academic accessories that are used are based upon the consideration of the developmental stage
of the child so as to ensure appropriate motivation and a positive learning environment (Bloch et
al., 2014). This assignment would develop a literary kit for early children aged 0 to 5 years. The
kit would essentially comprise of resources so as to cover the methods of teaching that include,
imparting oral language, imparting writing skills, utilizing digital technology and story-telling.
The Literacy Resource Kit:
One (1) x Oral language teaching resource of 0-2 age group:
Outline and Rational: It has been stated by Pedagogical philosophers that the initial
phase of literacy begins when children learn the art of communicating their feelings with others.
It is important to understand here that children aged 0-2 years do not possess the ability to
construct grammatically correct meaningful sentences (Moss et al., 2013). This accounts for the
major reason why the teaching technique has to be based upon questioning so as to provide
ample opportunity to the children to engage in a conversation.
Specific concepts and Learning Outcomes: The concept that would be used while imparting
oral language training to the beginners would be based upon Blank’s level of questioning
(Gordon & Browne, 2013). The teaching strategy would broadly be based upon level one and
would aim at paying close improving the conversing ability of the children.

2EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT
A prop such as an artificial apple would be kept on the table by the teacher and the following
questions would be asked by the educator:
What do you see on the table children?
What color is the apple?
Can you find one like this in your play box?
Is it a fruit? ( collect yes/no response)
Is it sweet? ( collect yes/ no response)
The central idea is to engage children in conversation and develop the four vital
components of language namely the phonetic component, semantic component, pragmatic
component and syntactic component. The learning outcomes would involve, improving the
vocabulary, pronunciation and conversing ability of the child.
Identification of preparation required: The preparation required would encompass of creating
an enjoyable learning environment with a bright class room full of colorful posters about
interesting things such as fruits, vegetables, animals and birds. Prior to the class the teacher
would have to create a set of questions and keep a prop ready so as to commence the class.
Identification of literacy and developmental skills that the children would be exposed to:
The children would be exposed to level one literacy development and would enhance the
language usage skills of the child by correcting the diction, pronunciation and communication
ability of the child.