The best way to fine tune your child’s reading skills is to find time to practice every day. And most kids learn better when they’re doing something they want to do, not because they have to. These kid-approved activities and games are fun and help build reading skills. They’re simple enough to make part of your routine: during playtime, at meals and snacks, or when you’re out and about.
These kid-approved activities and games are fun and help build reading skills. They’re simple enough to make part of your routine: during playtime, at meals and snacks, or when you’re out and about.
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When you make bingo cards with alphabet letters in the spaces, a game of bingo can entertain your child and help build letter knowledge.
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You can foster important language connections by playing a funny guessing game with your child!
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In this game, you will combine a two-year-old’s love of games and their natural curiosity into a sneaky game that develops an attention to language.
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Here is playful way to help your toddler develop his oral language, listening and thinking skills, which are all crucial to the development of literacy.
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At about two years old, children begin to notice the different shapes, lines and circles that appear in printed materials. Create a Hall of Shapes to help your child notice the features of print.
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Fingerplays and action rhymes can help toddlers learn about rhyming, provide opportunities for listening and speaking, and encourage coordination of words with actions.
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Here’s a fun, simple way to introduce your child to the different parts of words using pictures from a magazine and a few index cards.
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Add some fun to rhyming with Whack-a-Rhyme! Sometimes, the addition of a simple prop can provide the motivation your child needs to pay attention and focus on a task.
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This easy listening game takes no prep time and can be played anywhere and any time you have a few minutes to spare.
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Fun, interactive songs will help your baby develop language comprehension as she learns to associate key words with people, objects and events in her daily life.
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