Literacy Skills: Early Reading

It is important to cultivate children’s love for books as it contributes to their reading and literacy skills. You can expose them to a variety of texts such as rhymes, story books, charts, which helps them in learning to read. The emphasis in MTL is to help them develop an awareness and recognition of MTL print and their characteristics. Learn how to create and immerse children in a print-rich environment.

Here are a few useful resources to understand children’s development in reading: 

Overview of children’s reading development: 

• Characteristics of English and Mother Tongue Languages

• Three Phases of Reading Development

• Children’s Learning and Development of Reading Skills (From Birth to K2)

Decoding-knowing how to read: 

• Four Aspects of Alphabetic Knowledge

• Development of Phonological Awareness

Comprehension: 

• Levels of Comprehension