Literacy

•       Read to your child!  Reading aloud builds many language skills.

•       Visit the library often, hear a storyteller, or watch a puppeteer.

•       Young children like to see their name in print and have a desire to know
the letters in their name.  Have children start with their own name when
attempting to recognize letters.

•       For writing names, let practice first letter uppercase and all others
lowercase, in sand, small tray of rice, shaving cream, pudding (YUM!),
finger paint, glitter crayons.

•       Place magnetic letters on your refrigerator at children’s eye level so they
can manipulate.

•       Create a writing toolbox to store fun writing utensils, different types of paper,
envelopes, stickers etc.

•       Read, recite, sing and act out nursery rhymes, silly songs, etc.

•       Create new, silly names for example, if name is Sam, his name can turn into
Bam, Ham, Mam, etc.

•       Play “I Spy” for things that start with different letters or sounds.
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