Stages of Literacy Judith Shickedanz, author of Much More Than The ABCs Early Literacy Behavior Infant to 12 Months 12-18 months 18-24 months 24-36 months Book Handling Holding and Chewing Hand and eyes Turns paper pages, Cares for books, on Books, exploring working together to begins to scribble colors, imitates lines, textures, gross manipulate objects circles with intention motor development, with intention, crossing midline, correct book learning to orientation, coordinate hands onto books, turns and eyes pages Looking and Vision Developing, Looks at and points Attention span Attention span Awareness of hands to pictures fluctuates, pointing growing still Recognizing and feet to familiar pictures fluctuates, searches for favorite pictures Picture and Story Attends to Pictures, Beginning expressive Growing expressive Idea of plot emerges, touches or pats vocabulary, points to vocabulary coordinates text Comprehension pictures and names objects, with picture learns that words have meaning Story Reading Building trust, for stories to Fills in words or to self, “Asks” “Reads” developing be read by carrying familiar phrases, protests/corrects attachment with books to caregivers aloud, recites when adult gets a “read” caregivers, enjoying familiar packages, word wrong, recites book experiences
Stages of Literacy Judith Shickedanz, author of Much More Than The ABCs Early Literacy Behavior Infant to 12 Months 12-18 months 18-24 months 24-36 months Book Handling Holding and Chewing on Books, exploring textures, gross motor development, crossing midline, learning to coordinate hands and eyes Hand and eyes working together to manipulate objects with intention, correct book orientation, onto books, turns pages Turns paper pages, begins to scribble Cares for books, colors, imitates lines, circles with intention Looking and Recognizing Vision Developing, Awareness of hands and feet Looks at and points to pictures Attention span fluctuates, pointing to familiar pictures Attention span growing still fluctuates, searches for favorite pictures Picture and Story Comprehension Attends to Pictures, touches or pats pictures Beginning expressive vocabulary, points to and names objects, learns that words have meaning Growing expressive vocabulary Idea of plot emerges, coordinates text with picture Story Reading Building trust, developing attachment with caregivers, enjoying book experiences “Asks” for stories to be read by carrying books to caregivers Fills in words or familiar phrases, “read” aloud, recites familiar packages, “Reads” to self, protests/corrects when adult gets a word wrong, recites