Research has shown that developing the above components of language and literacy requires a comprehensive and systematic approach known as the Balanced Literacy Approach. The Balanced Approach focuses on developing word recognition skills as well
Development of early language and literacy in the formative years requires developing a wide range of skills, knowledge and attitudes. Skilled reading and writing require a child to distinguish
different sounds in spoken words,
… Read More --->In the early years, the teaching of language and literacy should provide children ample opportunities to explore themselves as readers and writers, along with providing a balance of learning ‘lower-order’ skills (e.g., phonological awareness, decoding, writing letters and words correctly)