Early Literacy Best Practices

This page is dedicated to the use of early literacy program practices based on the use of Every Child Ready to Read. For more information about the Every Child Ready to Read initiative, visit http://www.everychildreadytoread.org/. 



The READiness Matters School Readiness Initiative has adopted the five best practices of Every Child Ready to Read as the foundational principles of our literacy efforts. The understanding of public library school readiness programming in the state of Kentucky should be intentionally focused on fostering literacy and readiness skills through the use of the five ECRR practices: talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing. 

Materials and links in this section should support the use of ECRR in early childhood public library programming. To submit links, articles, or other materials which pertain to ECRR, please send an email to: readinessmatters@gmail.com. Please include "ECRR Resources" in the subject line of your email.  

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The Five Best Practices of ECRR2

1. Talk (language and vocabulary development leads to reading development)

2. Sing (singing slows down sounds in words, which helps with the development of early 
    reading skills)

3. Read (the more a child is read to at home during the pre-reading years of life, the more 
    likely the child will be a successful reader later)

4. Write (the first steps toward the development of writing skills is scribbling and drawing, 
    followed by a child's ability to write his own name)

5. Play (play is a child's work and how she learns about the world around her)

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Links
Five Early Literacy Practices to Get Your Child Ready to Read, Kent District Library 

Six Early Literacy Skills, Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

Every Child Ready to Read, Ning.com