Monday’s Parenting Thought
Reading stories to your children very early can prepare them to be good readers in school. Here are some things you can do to help them.
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Point out and talk about the letters on the pages – for example, “Letters go together to make words.” And, “Some words are short (just a few letters) while others are long (many letters).”
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Point out that letters come in different sizes – have your child help you pick out the big letters and small letters.
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Point out that you are going to read from left to right – “First I will read this page and then the page next to it.”
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Point out that you will read from the top of the page to the bottom of the page.
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Have your child help you point to the words as you read them.
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Point out any words included in the pictures (in signs, labels, thought bubbles, or speech bubbles) – “These words tell us what the little boy is having for breakfast. The carton says, ‘Milk’”
Picture Book Parenting 