S3. Episode 5: Julie Eastes - Young Children’s Emerging Literacy - Pt 2.
Part 2 of 2 Young Children's Emergency Literacy is continued from Season 3, Episode 5.
In response to Episode 4 with Dr. Pauline Harris, Wyoming literacy expert and lover of children’s books, Julie Eastes, talks about the most important things we can do to encourage literacy development in young children. Throughout this episode, Julie shares ways to bring literacy into the classroom by connecting to children’s interest, family and culture. Whether creating co-created books for the classroom library or a listening center with recorded stories shared by families, this episode provides ideas for looking at literacy differently.
“I think we just have to give ourselves permission to think differently about literacy. We've always had to view it as, like, a certain specific thing, and it's kind of hard. It will be hard for some children, and we have to stretch to be think of ways to do it. And what we're really telling early childhood educators is what you need is right there in front of you. It's the child and their interest in their home and their family.” —Nikki Baldwin
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About our guest
Julie Eastes
Julie Eastes has spent over 25 years working in education in Wyoming. Her teaching experience includes preschool for head start and even start and preschool and kindergarten with the Natrona County School District. For more than ten years, she has provided professional learning and support to teachers as an instructional facilitator and professional early childhood consultant. Currently, she is working as a consultant with the University of Wyoming, providing content for the Wyoming Early Childhood Professional Learning Collaborative website and the Natrona County high school CDA program. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a Master’s in curriculum and instruction focused on early childhood and literacy from the University of Wyoming. A career-long thread in her work is her passion for literacy. Julie has worked with various community literacy programs for children and families and as a certified elementary reading tutor.
Show Notes
Check out the links below the documents and resources mentioned in this episode.
Listen to What We Hear: Developing Community Responsive Listening Centers, Emily Brown Hoffman and Kristin Cipollone
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/fall2021/developing-listening-center
