How can you
support your child's learning?
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Listen and talk to your child. |
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Read together everyday.
- Point out pictures in the book and name them.
- Ask questions about the story. "What do you think will
happen next?" "Who is your favorite character?" "Why?"
- Think up a different ending to the story together.
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Visit school often and participate in family events |
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Take your child to the library to borrow books to read
together. Show your child that you read by borrowing books from
the library for yourself. |
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As you read to your child, stop now and then and point
to letters and words; then point to the pictures they stand for.
Your child will begin to understand that the letters form words and that
words name pictures. He/She will begin to know that each letter
has its own sound which is an important skill in learning how to read. |
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Help your child learn how to handle books.
- Talk about the picture on the cover of the book.
- Point to the place where the story starts and later where it
ends.
- Let your child help turn the pages.
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When you start a new page, point to where the words
begin and follow the words by moving your finger beneath them as you
read. |
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Give your child lots of opportunities to write by
encouraging him/her to draw and scribble. This is the first step
to learning how to write letters. |
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