Learning letters is very important to being able to read. Children need to be able to identify the letter and the sound that is associated with the letter in order to be able to read. It is important to start early, even infants learn from the conversation and vocabulary you are providing them, with no expectation for your little to identify or remember the letters. You just point out letters to them as you are walking through the store or reading a book. It is planting the language and knowledge for your child. Now, when to start and where to start and how to make it fun? Keep reading for…
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I’m Still Learning to Read
Do you ever get frustrated with your first grader because they learned how to read in kindergarten? They should be able to look at the word and sound it out and move on. I got many comments like this as a classroom teacher and reading specialist. I know it can be frustrating as a parent. Let me help you with how to help your child. They can do it, but they still need support from you. I want to help you be able to sit back relax and enjoy helping your child learn to read.
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Shopping With Your Preschool and Kindergarten Child
Shopping with an early learner can be easier than when shopping with a toddler. Meltdowns are much less likely. You can begin to reason with your child and they can become truly helpful. This can be a relief after the toddler phase.
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Raising Readers
Does your child have a favorite book? Do they want to read it all the time. You are ready to burn the book, but wouldn’t because they love it so much. Only to have a few weeks later they find another book they want to read all the time. Welcome to the preschooler. Preschoolers get something out of every reading of the same book. Enjoy this time with them, they are very inquisitive, and ready to learn all there is to know about reading. When my youngest son was 3 years old I heard him crying in his room. I went to his room and found him sitting on his…
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Toddlers and Shopping, Oh My!
Surviving the shopping trip with your toddler.
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What Are You Doing?
When walking through the grocery store do you ever wonder what your baby is thinking while you wonder the isles picking items up and putting them in your cart? While you are walking around the grocery store you may have a contently sleeping baby. But, you may also have a baby that is wide awake and looking all around. This is a prime time to engage your infant in vocabulary development and problem solving thinking.
