Talking
Talking with your child helps build language and vocabulary skills.
Related to: Knowing Words, Talk
Once your child starts talking...
Related to: Telling a Story, Talk
Ask your child to tell you a story using puppets...
Related to: Knowing Letters, Talk
Engage your child in sorting and folding...
Related to: Seeing Words, Talk
Create cards with words and pictures of things...
Related to: Hearing Words, Talk
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers...
Six skills that get your child ready for reading
Liking books
Children who enjoy books will want to learn to read.
Knowing words
Knowing many words helps children recognize written words and understand what they read.
Seeing words
Familiarity with printed language helps children feel comfortable with books and reading.
Hearing words
Hearing the smaller sounds in words helps children sound out written words.
Telling a story
Learning to tell a story helps children develop skills in thinking and understanding.
Knowing letters
Knowing the names and sounds of letters helps children sound out words.
Talking tip
Babies love to hear your voice. Copy your baby's sounds and listen to the sounds they make back. Take the time throughout the day to talk with your child about all kinds of things. Describe daily activities. Talk about what has happened, what is happening and what will happen during the day.
