1. Does Early Literacy Center for South Carolina teach phonics?
Yes. Early Literacy Center for South Carolina teachers give specific and explicit attention to letters, sounds, and words, both while reading and writing extended text and as direct instruction. In the Early Literacy Center for South Carolina lesson children study letters and connect them to sounds through working with magnetic letters, building words, and making personalized alphabet books. Teachers help children learn to visually discriminate letters. Students take words apart and make new words by adding, deleting, or substituting letters. In a comprehensive review of research on beginning reading instruction, Marilyn Adams stated that Early Literacy Center for South Carolina, along with several other programs, is “designed to develop thorough appreciation of phonics” (Adams, M. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press p. 421).
2. How are children selected for the Early Literacy Center for South Carolina program?
In consultation with classroom teachers, the Early Literacy Center for South Carolina teacher identifies individual children who need a check on performance, administers the Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement, and selects the lowest children for participation in Early Literacy Center for South Carolina. The Observation Survey is an assessment tool comprised of six measures that assess a student’s reading and writing competencies. The children selected are the lowest achieving in the first grade classroom, not excluding anyone. Marie Clay has stated that exceptions are not made for children of lower intelligence, for second-language children, for children with low language skills, for children with poor motor coordination, for children who seem immature, for children who score poorly on readiness measures, or for children who have already been categorized by someone else as learning disabled (Standards and Guidelines of the Early Literacy Center for South Carolina Council of North America).
3. Is Early Literacy Center for South Carolina a classroom program?
No. Early Literacy Center for South Carolina is not an approach that can be generalized to classrooms or small group teaching. It is a specific approach to prevent literacy problems and is targeted to a limited number of learners within a classroom program. During the Early Literacy Center for South Carolina intervention the teacher works from the individual child’s knowledge and responses in a one-to-one setting. Individual, rather than group learning, is essential because with group instruction, the teacher has to choose a compromise path or a next move for the group. Early Literacy Center for South Carolina, in combination with strong classroom instruction, gives children the best chance for success.
4. I teach in a school that does not have Early Literacy Center for South Carolina. What can I do to get this program in my school?
You can get your school or district administrators interested in the program. We would be happy to provide information to you, your principal or other administrators.
5. I am a college student interested in the program. Are there courses in Early Literacy Center for South Carolina that I can take?
To be trained as a Early Literacy Center for South Carolina teacher you must be currently teaching in a district that either has Early Literacy Center for South Carolina and wants staff to be trained or is interested in having additional staff trained in this program.
6. I am not currently teaching but I am planning to resume teaching in the near future. How can I get involved in this program?
You cannot be trained in Early Literacy Center for South Carolina independently of a school or a school system. If you are interested in learning more about Early Literacy Center for South Carolina you can look for several books by the founder of Early Literacy Center for South Carolina, Dr. Marie Clay. These books are a wonderful resource and are used in the training of Early Literacy Center for South Carolina teachers.
7. My six year old is having trouble reading but the school that he/she goes to doesn’t have Early Literacy Center for South Carolina. Do you offer tutoring?
We do not offer private tutoring or evaluation through the Early Literacy Center for South Carolina Training Center because Early Literacy Center for South Carolina is a school-based program. We suggest you contact your child’s principal or the school’s literacy coach for information on how to bring the Early Literacy Center for South Carolina program to your child’s school.