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Here are a few ways to create a home rich in words.
What you'll need:
Paper
What to do:
By exposing your child to words and letters often, your child will begin to recognize the shapes of letters. The world of words will become friendly.
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Writing helps a child become a better reader, and reading helps a child become a better writer.
What you'll need:
Pencils, crayons, or markers
What to do:
When children begin to write, they run the risk of criticism, and it takes courage to continue. Our job as parents is to help children find the courage. We can do it by expressing our appreciation of their efforts.
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The main thing is to find books you both love. They will shape your child's first impression of the world of reading.
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Good books What to do:
Keep in mind that your child's reading level and listening level are different. When you read easy books, beginning readers will soon be reading along with you. When you read more advanced books, you instill a love of stories, and you build the moti
vation that transforms children into lifelong readers.
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It's important to read to your child, but equally important to listen to them read to you. Children thrive on having someone appreciate their developing skills.
What you'll need:
Books at your child's reading level What to do:
Listening to your child read aloud provides opportunities for you to express appreciation of his or her new skills and for them to practice their reading. Most importantly, this is another way to enjoy reading together.
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Family stories enrich the relationship between parent and child.
What you'll need:
Time set aside for talking with your child. What to do:
It helps for children to know that stories come from real people and are about real events. When children listen to stories, they hear the voice of the storyteller. This helps them hear the words when they learn to read aloud or read silently.
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Something important happens when children receive and write letters. They realize that the printed word has a purpose.
What you'll need:
Paper
What to do:
I like it when you make ice cream. It's better than the kind we buy at the store. Your grandson, Darryl P.S. I love you
Language is speaking listening,
reading, and writing. Each
element supports and enriches
the others. Sending letters will
help children become better
writers, and writing will make
them better readers.
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