LITStart Essentials: Parent- Friendly Early Literacy Toolkit

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The Literacy Essentials includes: 

⭐Phonological Awareness Evaluation (PAE) (PDF)

Assess and support your child's early literacy skills with the P.A.I.R. Phonological Awareness Evaluation (PAE). This quick and effective assessment tool helps identify your child's strengths and areas for improvement in phonological awareness. The PAE provides valuable insights to guide personalized support and enhance your child's literacy journey by measuring skills such as rhyming, syllable segmentation, and sound identification.

 

How it Works with Other Resources: Use the PAE results to inform which activities from the Alphabet Recognition & Phonological Awareness Guidebook and Guiding Early Writers to prioritize. This targeted approach ensures that you effectively address your child's specific needs.

 

⭐PAE Skills Tracker (Google Sheets)

Stay on top of your child's literacy development with the Phonological Awareness Evaluation (PAE) Skill Tracker. This easy-to-use tool allows parents and educators to monitor progress in key phonological awareness areas such as rhyming, syllable segmentation, sound identification, and blending. By tracking these essential skills, you can provide targeted support and celebrate your child's achievements.

 

How it Works with Other Resources: The Skill Tracker is an essential companion to the PAE, providing a structured way to record progress and adapt teaching strategies. Use it with the Alphabet Recognition & Phonological Awareness Guidebook and Guiding Early Writers to create a comprehensive and cohesive literacy development plan.

 

⭐Alphabet Recognition & Phonological Awareness Guidebook (PDF)

Unlock your child's literacy potential with our Alphabet Recognition & Phonological Awareness Guidebook. This resource includes engaging activities to help children recognize letters and develop essential phonological awareness skills. Through fun and interactive exercises, your child will learn to identify letter sounds, rhyme, and manipulate sounds in words, setting a solid foundation for reading and writing success.

 

How it Works with Other Resources: Pair this guidebook with the Phonological Awareness Evaluation (PAE) Skill Tracker to monitor progress and adjust activities based on your child's development. Use insights from the evaluation to focus on specific areas needing improvement.

 

⭐Guiding Early Writers Guide (PDF)

Transform your child's writing journey with our comprehensive guide, "Guiding Early Writers: Integrating Writing with Phonological Awareness." This resource offers a variety of activities that seamlessly blend phonological awareness with writing practice. From rhyming word builders to syllable storytellers, each activity boosts your child's phonemic skills while nurturing their creative writing abilities.

 

How it Works with Other Resources: Use this guide alongside the Alphabet Recognition & Phonological Awareness Guidebook to ensure a balanced approach to both reading and writing. The Phonological Awareness Evaluation (PAE) Skill Tracker can help identify which phonemic skills to focus on in your writing activities.

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For any questions or support, please contact us at litstart@pairprogramedu.com.