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Activities
How can I help my child to read?
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Read to your child.
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Keep books all around your home, in
the bedroom, the kitchen, the bathroom, by the toys, by the television,
in the car.
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Ask questions about the story -- open
ended questions will help to facilitate discussion with your child.
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Talk about the pictures- point out
objects for the child to find; ask the child what he/she sees in the
pictures.
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Rhyme with your child, this helps them
understand letter and word sounds.
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Label household items so that your
child begins to understand that there is a print word associated with
the items that they encounter every day -- the oven, the clock, the
door, the television, the sink.
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Have your child tell you a story, this
helps with narrative skills.
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Make a book with your child; let them
create the story and draw the pictures.
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Relate the story to your child’s life
by pointing out similarities between the characters and your child.
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Talk to your child about their day,
their feelings.
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Move your finger under the words as
you read, this helps connect printed words to spoken words.
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Allow your children to finish the
sentence, especially with predictable text and rhymes.
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Create letters with your child out of
dough, wet noodles, or playdough.
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Allow your child to create real words
and made up words using magnetic letters.
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Take your child to storytime at the
local bookstore or library.
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Have your child trace over letters
that you write for them.
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When out in public, or driving in the
car, make a game out of trying to find the first letter of your child’s
name on signs.
Local places to buy learning materials:
Lakeshore Learning
12210 Hall Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
(586) 803-1436
www.lakeshorelearning.com
Holcomb’s KnowPlace
33870 Gratiot Ave.
Clinton Township, MI 48035
(586) 790-9791
44791 Schoenherr Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
(586) 739-5900
www.holcombsknowplace.com
The Teacher's Store
2383 E. 14 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
(586) 979-8050
http://storyplace.org/storyplace
http://hclib.org/BirthTo6/EarlyLit.cfm
www.pbskids.org
http://www.seussville.com/university/reading/
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/
www.noggin.com
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