Editors’ Note: Research shows that children learn content through both direct instruction and playful learning opportunities. This includes literacy development in kindergarten-to-grade 2 settings. In this issue’s edition of “Educator Voices,” three early childhood professionals—Sabrina Burroughs, Meghan Raderstrong, and Cyndi Adams—share how they plan for and introduce playful prompts and activities to support literacy skills within the learning day.
Plan Readers Theater Experiences
I cultivate early literacy development in my kindergarten classroom through intentional planning, teaching, and assessment. Over the years, I’ve learned that teaching through multiple modes of communication (images, speech, written text, movements) and playful, repeated experiences with key concepts and skills helps to ensure that every student grows in all aspects of literacy.
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