Literacy Place for the Early Years recognizes the needs of students in the 21st
Century. They require everyday reading with a wide variety of real-world texts
that they will see and use in their daily lives. Media texts such as brochures, flyers,
photo essays, comics, postcards, invitations, magazine stories and articles, posters,
guides, and scrapbook pages are provided to meet these literacy needs.
Conducting Shared Reading and Guided Reading with media texts allows students
to explore the features of a variety of text types in realistic formats. Students learn
to negotiate new text and visual features to enhance their comprehension. This, in
turn, prepares students to read and comprehend similar texts on their own during
Independent Reading.
Media texts in Literacy Place for the Early Years are printed on Polyart®, a unique
synthetic paper that gives our media texts the look and feel of the real thing.
Polyart is highly durable—resistant to spills and tearing—and can withstand
years of classroom use. Polyart is also easy on the environment (non-toxic and
recyclable). Please note that lamination will harm the material.