Writing & Drawing
4/14/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Writing and drawing are two activities that can help promote literacy in young learners.
When children draw pictures and write letters, they are also expressing their thoughts and ideas. Encouraging them to do so helps them build a foundation for reading and writing in the future.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
Writing & Drawing
4/14/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
When children draw pictures and write letters, they are also expressing their thoughts and ideas. Encouraging them to do so helps them build a foundation for reading and writing in the future.
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- [Teacher 2] Writing help children develop their phonetic awareness, which is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in words.
- [Teacher 1] So we've got our watercolors and you're going to create your own special picture.
- Writing and drawing are two activities that help promote literacy.
When children draw pictures and write letters they also expressing their thoughts and ideas.
- [Teacher 1] What insect are you making?
- A Praying mantis.
- [Teacher 1] A praying mantis.
I like it.
- [Teacher 2] By encourage the children to draw and write, we are helping them build a foundation for the reading and writing in the future.
Remember, the power of drawing and writing promotes literacy.
The magic of writing and drawing is that it allows children to express themself and learn at the same time.
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