1 Promoting Writing Among

Children begin reading as they recognize logos, like McDonald’s, Wal-Mart and other environmental print. It is important for parents and teachers to provide children a print rich environment that promotes literacy. Printed information should be posted in the classroom and in the home. The easiest ways to add print to the environment are labeling, writing notes, and making lists. Early literacy skills begin to develop in the early stages of childhood through activities where children write words by making some scribbles on a piece of paper. As children become creative in their thinking, they also imitate the writing of others and later start to create their own writings and invented spelling. Although these activities are simple, they are an important part of a child’s literacy development