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Activities
How can I help my child to understand how to read?
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Read to your child every day.
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Let your child read to you by
naming objects in the books.
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Sing and rhyme with your child-
this helps the child develop an ear for language.
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Talk with your child about his or
her surroundings and point out the items that a child encounters in
his/her environment.
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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.
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Keep books in every room of your
house - the bathroom, the bedroom, by the television, in the car.
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Point out letters and pictures in
books and on signs when you are out with your child - this helps
them recognize that words and letters are everywhere.
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Have magnetic letters available
for your child to play with- they can become familiar with letters.
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Ask questions about the story,
such as “Where did the boy go?” or “What color are the girl’s
shoes?”
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Take your child to storytime at
the local bookstore or library.
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Have your child find the first
letter of their name as many times as they can on a particular page
in a book or magazine.
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
Great
Parents/Great Start (Michigan Program)
http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp
http://www.hclib.org/BirthTo6/EarlyLit.cfm
www.pbs.org
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