| Pre-school reading and kindergarten
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| | crayon or large pencil and try to
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| curriculums in most public schools
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| | trace the letters.5. Start reading to
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| teach the alphabet and its corresponding
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| | your children as soon as they can focus
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| sounds. However, today more
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| | their eyes on
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| and more school districts are assessing
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| | the book. Read simple board books every
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| children's letter name and
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| | day. Introducing the concept
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| corresponding sound knowledge prior to
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| | of reading early on sends the message
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| enrollment. Why? Because
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| | that reading is an important skill.
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| most children come to school with this
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| | You are also introducing and
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| knowledge. Many children's
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| | re-enforcing classroom behaviors such as
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| television programs teach this content
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| | sitting quietly and listening.6. Read
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| and many parents take it upon
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| | your children's favorite books over and
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| themselves to teach their children these
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| | over. Start pointing to
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| concepts as well.Ironically, even though
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| | the words. The muscles in children's
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| public school curriculums teach these
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| | eyes are not fully developed until
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| concepts,
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| | they are about ten or eleven years old.
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| schools consider children who have not
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| | When you point to the words, you
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| mastered these concepts
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| | are helping them track along. That is,
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| to be behind their peers. Therefore,
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| | keeping their place on the page.
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| parents should consider applying
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| | Also, they hear the word, see the word,
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| the following strategies to help their
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| | then eventually recognize the
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| young children get ready to read:1. Buy a
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| | word. Thus, they develop some sight word
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| set of alphabet letters cards. Put them
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| | capability.7. Put books in your car.
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| at the children's eye
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| | While you drive, let your children
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| level, on the wall, where your children
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| | entertain
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| can easily see them everyday.
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| | themselves turning the pages and looking
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| Review the letter names, in groups of
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| | at the pictures. Change your
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| seven, daily. Say the letter name
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| | selection of books regularly.8. Write
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| and letter sound of each card.
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| | notes to family members and young
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| IMPORTANT! A letter sound is a small,
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| | children who are not yet
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| short sound. Don't add vowel sounds
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| | reading. They will feel included and be
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| after consonants. "C" sound like
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| | motivated to learn to read so
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| "k" not CAA. It's not Ca ba da! It's "c"
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| | they can participate (of course read the
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| "b" "d". When your child masters a
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| | notes to them until they learn to
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| set of seven, go onto another set of
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| | read).9. Take your children to the
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| seven. If you're unsure about
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| | library. Let them pick out books they
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| teaching your children letter-sounds,
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| | want
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| DON'T! Leave it to the classroom
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| | you to read to them. Also, choose books
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| teacher.2. Buy a set of magnetic
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| | you will enjoy reading aloud to
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| alphabet letters and put them on the
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| | them.10. Buy your children books for
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| refrigerator. Let your children play
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| | presents. Wrap them up in bright paper.
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| with them. Some children are tactile
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| | After they rip the paper off, read the
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| learners. That is, touching the letter
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| | books to them.Children who make the
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| shape helps them process and learn
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| | connection early on that the sounds and
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| the letter's name.3. Write your
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| | words
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| children's names in block and stick
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| | we make with our mouth can be converted
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| letters (manucript)
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| | to written letters or words
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| clearly and uniformly. And put this on
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| | have a much easier time learning to
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| their bedroom doors. NO
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| | read. By teaching your children the
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| CURSIVE! Remember, your children are
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| | alphabet, reading to them and creating a
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| learning a code. Think of it this
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| | rich, literate home
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| way - if you were learning and new
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| | environment, you are sending the message
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| language that had a different written
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| | that reading is an important
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| alphabet (such as Chinese), in order for
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| | skill. One they will be eager to
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| you to learn this new code/
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| | learn.Carol Boles has a master's degree
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| symbol, the symbols would need to be
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| | in Special Reading and an
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| exactly the same every time in
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| | Educational Specialist degree in
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| order for you to recognize them and
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| | Curriculum and Instruction. She has
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| memorize them.4. Help your children write
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| | over ten years experience teaching K-12
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| their names in other ways. Write their
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| | reading in public schools. She
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| names
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| | now manages her own business and is a
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| for them, then let them trace over this.
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| | member of The Lieurance
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| Small children have limited motor
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| | Group, a freelance writers cooperative.
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| skills but encourage them to pick up a
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