It is natural to think that children struggling with beginning reading may just need more time to settle in and that they will catch...
You can spark your toddler’s interest in the alphabet simply by talking and pointing to letters while you share a cozy reading session!
Letter knowledge includes recognition and naming of letter names and letter sounds. How can I help? Introduce simple spelling activities. Provide alphabet cereal. Have your child find the letters c, a, and t. Ask your child to use the letters to spell the word cat. Next have your child spell a word that rhymes with cat. You Read more…
Letter knowledge includes recognition and naming of letter names and letter sounds. How can I help? Use the letters in your child’s name to learn the letters of the alphabet. For example, print your child’s name on an index card. Encourage your child to touch and trace the letters with one finger, saying the letter name and Read more…
Letter knowledge includes recognition and naming of letter names and letter sounds. How can I help? Place the letters of the alphabet in alphabetical order. For example, arrange a set of magnetic letters on a cookie sheet with a few letters missing. Give your child the missing letters and have him or her place them in alphabetical Read more…
Letter knowledge includes recognition and naming of letter names and letter sounds. How can I help? Use the letters in your child’s name to learn the letters of the alphabet. For example, make a sand tray by placing a thin layer of sand in a container with a flat bottom. Encourage your child to write the letters Read more…
Letter knowledge includes recognition and naming of letter names and letter sounds. How can I help? Use the letters in your child’s name to talk about letters of the alphabet. For example, use shaving cream or make instant pudding and place it on a cookie sheet or tray. Encourage your child to form the letters in his Read more…
Letter knowledge includes recognition and naming of letter names and letter sounds. How can I help? Use the letters in your child’s name at first. For example, write your child’s first name in large clear print and then have him or her match magnetic letters to the letters you wrote. As you play the matching game, say the names Read more…
