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Palacios  \nF  \namily engagement and family literacy are two of the most important keys, or components, for building a strong foundation for children’s academic success. In the years from birth through prekindergarten—before your child even  \nsets foot in an academic school setting—you are their first and most important teacher.  \nFamily engagement is about spending quality time with your  \nchild every day: talking, playing, and asking questions. As you interact, you build bonds and promote your child’s language development. Many of our earliest memories are of spending time with loved ones and doing things together.  \nThis engagement can be whatever you enjoy: reading together, taking walks, gardening, caring for pets, playing games, cooking together, or singing together. While these activities might seem more natural with three-and four-yearolds, little ones from birth through age two also need you to read, sing, and talk to them—just as much as they need your smiles, kisses, and hugs. Through these warm interactions, you’ll also be teaching your child how to talk. Listening to you is how babies and young children learn patterns of language and vocabulary.  \nRebecca A. Palacios taught in early childhood classrooms for more than 30 years in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is a teacher mentor, the former vice chair of the National Boardfor Professional Teaching Standards, and the author of Being Your Child’s Most Important Teacher: A Guide for Families with Young Children.  \nFamily literacy is about supporting your child’s literacy development by providing a print-rich environment, reading aloud, and using print to spark conversations. This does not have to cost any money. Print is all around us! In the kitchen alone, there are words on can labels, box tops, cereal packages, and so much more. Families can use these items (that are usually thrown away) to develop their children’s understanding of words and numbers. With your child, you can read a recipe from the back of a box, talk about the farms where foods are grown, or talk about the life cycle of plants in your yard or a nearby park. And, with your help, your child can cut out labels and draw pictures to place in a journal, capturing a daily story about what you are cooking together.  \nAs families talk with their children throughout these everyday experiences, they are building strong language skills that will help their children in school. To make sure your child becomes a confident reader, there are six key skills for you to help them develop from birth through elementary school and beyond:  \n• Oral language: listen to and speak with family members and friends;  \n• Vocabulary: learn and use words to convey meaning at a rich level (for example, after learning big, your child is ready for gigantic and enormous);  \n• Phonological awareness: hear sounds within the language (for example, the word sounds begins and ends with the /s/ sound);  \n• Sound-letter relationships (alphabetic principle): connect the sounds in words to the letters that represent them (for example, the /s/ sound is represented with the letter s, as in sound, and the letter c, as in circle);  \n• Fluency: read accurately and quickly with ease (starting with basic texts in early elementary grades and progressing to complex texts in high school and beyond); and  \nAMERICAN EDUCATOR | FALL 2023 9  \n• Comprehension: understand what is being read and heard (from picture books to classroom discussions to college textbooks) .  \nBelow are some examples of fun ways you can support your child in developing these six crucial skills.  \nOral Language Phonological  \nAwareness  \nSound-Letter Relationships (Alphabetic Principle)  \nTalk to your child about your day and ask them about their day.  \nHave your child listen for words that have the same initial sounds as you ta","cbCaibC4wsbE2Gyf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibC4wsbE2Gyf","pdf",142406,"English","# Family Engagement and Family Literacy\n## Building a Strong Foundation\n## Family Literacy in Everyday Life\n## Six Key Skills for Literacy Development\n## The Four Es for Families","[{\"question\":\"What is family engagement, and how does it support early learning?\",\"answer\":\"Family engagement involves spending quality time with children every day through talking, playing, and asking questions. These interactions build bonds and promote language development.\"},{\"question\":\"How can families create a print-rich environment without spending money?\",\"answer\":\"Families can use everyday items like can labels, box tops, cereal packages, and recipe text. Reading aloud and turning these materials into conversation helps children connect print to real life.\"},{\"question\":\"What six key skills help children become confident readers?\",\"answer\":\"The article lists oral language, vocabulary, phonological awareness, sound-letter relationships (alphabetic principle), fluency, and comprehension. Support activities are suggested for developing each skill from birth through elementary school.\"}]","Family Engagement and Family Literacy - A Duo for a Strong School Foundation | PDF",1792071419]