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Overview: The ECRR is a campaign through public libraries to help adults build literacy skills in their preliterate children. In 2010, ECRR updated their recommendations from six early literacy components (print motivation, print awareness, narrative skills, vocabulary, phonological awareness, and letter knowledge) to five practices (Sing, Talk, Read, Write, and Play). See the resource: The Five Practices And The Early Literacy Components Support Each OtherDownload The Five Practices And The Early Literacy Components Support Each Other

Instructions: Create a parental literacy plan by listing the five most important things you would try to do to promote your child’s early literacy development. Then compare your plan to that espoused by Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR): Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, and Playing (see resource: Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library Download Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Libraryfor descriptions).

Where does your plan overlap with ECRR’s plan?
Why do you think other things were left out of either plan?
Reflect on the simplicity of the ECRR plan?
How does the intended audience—parents in library storytimes—make a difference?
Describe two strengths and two weaknesses of each plan.