Literacy timeline

  • Jean- Jacques Rousseau

    He believed childrens education should be narual and he thought that there should be little to none adult intervention.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel

    Froebel also believed in children learning naturally but he added that is it also important and benefitial for children to have the oppurnity to learn through play, by learning through play Pestalozzi's idea of learning through senses was used by having objects of different shapes and colors.
  • Reading Readiness

    Developmental psychologist believe that maturation is the most important factor when it comes to a child learning to read. Skills were developed to grow childrens maturation by nurturing through different skills. These skills include; auditory discrimination, visual discrimination, visual motor skills, and large motor skills.
  • Maria Montessori

    She also believed in the behaviorist theory, she also believed that children needed to be introduced and started early in order to master skills. The enviornment she created had the teacher use and demonstrate a task in which the student would then imitate. Montessori also used manipulative materials that made children use their senses to learn skills. By using the sense of hearing she thought that early readinf focused more on the sounds of letters rather than the name.
  • Emergent Literacy

    This approach states that children should create their own forms of reading, writing, and speaking. This approach requires the child to have prior knowledge about language, reading, and writing.
  • John Dewey

    Dewey believed in the behaviorist theory, but also in Progressive Education, he thought that curriculums should be built around the students personal interest. He also said that rules and routines shouldn't be forced on students, instead social interactions should be intergraded in lessons.
  • Jean Piaget

    His theory of cognitive development shows the capabilities of children throughout their different stages of development. Sensorimotor period (0-2 years), Preoperational period (2-7), Concrete operational period (7-11), and Formal operations period (11- adult) were the different stages Piaget created and researched. He found that children learn through interaction such as problem solving, hands on activities, and exploration.
  • Lev S. Vygotsky

    He believed in children learn through feedback and assistance on tasks they wouldn't be able to complete alone. He thought it was important for children to learn by internalizing activities and language from the real world
  • Johann Heinrich Pretalozzi

    He also believed in natural learning but added that is was necessary for teachers to give the students materials and tools needed to learn. He also thought it was imporant for students to learn through senses such as touch, smell, language, size, and shape.
  • Research Era

    During this era investigators looked into cognitive developments of children and they researched diverse classrooms. Through this research they were able to teach educators the process children go through when becoming literate.
  • Explicit Instruction and Phonics

    This approach was created due to teachers missunderstandings and students low test scores. Instead of teaching students a language as a whole this method teaches students to focus on the sounds that make up words using phonics (sound-symbol relationships). Being able to understand the sounds of letters makes it easier to learn other words.
  • Constructivism and Whole Language

    Though similar to the emergent literacy approach this style of instruction is a child centered approach wehre skills are taught but only when the child is ready. This approach bases a childs readiness to read on life experiences at home, their interest, or experiences at school. Like many other approaches social interaction is encouraged.
  • Balanced Comprehensive Approach

    This approach suggests that no single method or single combination of methods successfully teach all students how to read. Instead teachers must know the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual status of the child. After the teacher knows each students specific need that is when they can create a plan that will fit the students learning style.

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