Read to Learn Tips: June 20, 2011
Compiled by Sally C. Fuller, Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation
June 20, 2011
Talking to your child—from birth— gives them a world of words and ideas, for free!
- Make books a part of the daily routine.
Special reading time might be before bed, during a meal or while you are riding the bus. - Give your child paper and crayons so the child can "write".
Ask your child to explain what is happening in her or his picture or story.
Help your child think of more ideas to add. - At 2 years, your child can say 250 to 300 words.
At 3 years, your child can say 800 to 1,000 words. - Your toddler enjoys listening to predictable, familiar books and joins in when it is time to say a repeated phrase in the story.
- Your 3- to 5-year old toddler comfortably uses sentences, plays with words and learns from conversations and books that are read aloud.
- Your 3- to 5- year old toddler recognizes familiar letters and words such as his or her name and attempts to write them.
- Your 3- to 5- year old toddler identifies words that rhyme or have the same beginning sound.
These Read-to-Learn tips are from "Encouraging Your Child to READ," a pocket guide, created by faculty members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and are presented here as part of Reading Success by Fourth Grade, a community-wide initiative whose goal is for children to read proficiently by the end of third grade.
For more information, visit http://www.cherishspringfield.org/read/index.
