Stories That Stick

Finding the Balance Between Play and Literacy Instruction with Melissa McCall

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 Laura invites Melissa McCall of Moving Little Minds to chat about early literacy, play, and explicit instruction. Both Laura and Melissa have experience in preschool classrooms where there are curricula that must be implemented to explicitly teach early literacy skills like phonological awareness. Together they discuss how to embrace a play-based approach, while also recognizing that some skills have to be directly taught by adults.

Highlights:

  1. Components of Early Literacy: Melissa discusses the six components of early literacy and shares about which are really important to be taught explicitly.
  2. Multi-sensory Activities: Laura and Melissa give some ideas on ways to incorporate explicit instruction into playful activities. They share about how there is a polarizing idea that someone cannot be play based and also have teacher led learning. 
  3. Resources: Laura shares about some of Melissa’s resources that she’s found helpful with her own children. Melissa explains her “100 Days of Literacy” calendar and how just 5 minutes a day can make a difference!

    4. If you find yourself wondering what teaching literacy to young children looks and sounds like, this episode is a great place to start! Want to know more and how to embrace being play-based and following the science of reading? Follow them both for lots more on this topic. 

    Connect with Laura: @little.stories.that.stick & littlestoriesthatstick.com

    Get on a waitlist for the Play-Based Literacy Masterclass: here

    Connect with Melissa:@movinglittleminds & www.movinglittleminds.com

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