Preliteracy

1234567891011121314
Across
  1. 1. embraces the whole child
  2. 5. composed of decoding and comprehension
  3. 7. physically creating a message
  4. 8. language- communicating thoughts
  5. 10. awareness- conveys meaning through drawingletters
  6. 11. language- deciphering and processing sounds
  7. 12. knowledge- appreciates reading activities
  8. 13. translates letters into sounds
  9. 14. perception- ability to recognize shape of letters
Down
  1. 1. is core to literacy
  2. 2. understanding what is read
  3. 3. are intuitive, that's why we follow their lead
  4. 4. based on child led activities NOT adult
  5. 6. National Association of Education of Young Children
  6. 9. intentional- activities aren't planned
  7. 10. awareness- hear the sounds of language and letters