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Reading to Toddlers: Describe - Don't DrillMemorization is not the key to reading.Parents see many advertisements that promise their child can become the next Einstein with the right combination of learning toys and DVDs. It’s easy for parents to get caught up in the idea that new, better products make smarter children. Many of these products emphasize memorization, but that's not an important focus for pre-school children. | Fall in Love with Reading There are many ways to enjoy reading with your child. Here are a few ways to make reading a fun part of your everyday life. Click here to see Ten Simple Things you Can Do at Home. | Read Together to Support Early LiteracyWhile we can’t expect infants and toddlers to learn to read and write yet, they are nevertheless developing skills that provide a foundation for later literacy. When you share books with your young child, you support emerging literacy as you:
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Reading to Toddlers: Describe - Don't Drill
Memorization is not the key to reading.Parents see many advertisements that promise their child can become the next Einstein with the right combination of learning toys and DVDs. It’s easy for parents to get caught up in the idea that new, better products make smarter children. Many of these products emphasize memorization, but that's not an important focus for pre-school children.
Fall in Love with Reading
Read Together to Support Early Literacy
While we can’t expect infants and toddlers to learn to read and write yet, they are nevertheless developing skills that provide a foundation for later literacy. When you share books with your young child, you support emerging literacy as you:
- help your child learn that pictures and words are symbols that can be interpreted;
- expose your child to new words, thereby increasing their vocabulary; and
- familiarize your child with the conventions of print.
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13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with ThemWe all know that it’s good to read to our babies. But what exactly are they learning? Read this article, 13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with Them, to see some of the things your baby can learn as you read together. | Beginning Readers: Look! I Can Read This!As a parent of a beginning reader, it's important to support your child's reading efforts in a positive way and help them along the reading path. Read this article, Beginning Readers, to learn about beginning readers and a few pointers to keep in mind. | Emergent Readers: Look! That’s My Letter! Even the youngest child is somewhere on the path to becoming a reader. As a parent, it's important to support your child's efforts in a positive way and help him or her along the reading path. Read this article, emergent readers, to learn more about them, as well as a few pointers to keep in mind. |
13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with Them
We all know that it’s good to read to our babies. But what exactly are they learning? Read this article, 13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with Them, to see some of the things your baby can learn as you read together.
Beginning Readers: Look! I Can Read This!
As a parent of a beginning reader, it's important to support your child's reading efforts in a positive way and help them along the reading path. Read this article, Beginning Readers, to learn about beginning readers and a few pointers to keep in mind.
Emergent Readers: Look! That’s My Letter!
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