Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2-4
Sec. 61. Caregivers shall foster language development and literacy by the following:
- (1) Talking with children.
- (2) Encouraging children to talk with each other by helping them to listen and respond.
- (3) Modeling verbal expression and written language.
- (4) Reading books and poems with children daily.
- (5) Providing opportunities for children to read and explore with books.
- (6) Creating activities which encourage children to participate in dramatic play and other experiences requiring communication.
- (7) Providing methods and materials in which children can experiment with writing by drawing, copying, and inventing their own spelling.
- (8) Extending literacy activities to all areas of the classroom.
(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-61; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 134; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA)