Read To Learn Tips: May 9, 2011
Compiled by Sally C. Fuller, Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation
May 9, 2011
Talking to your child-from birth-gives them a world of words and ideas, for free!
- When you are waiting in line at a store, make the time a learning opportunity.
Point to items around you that match the color of clothing your child is wearing.
Count the number of people in line. - Bath time is the perfect time to review body parts.
Ask: "Can you wash your neck?"
"Can you show me your elbow?"
"Can you wiggle your toes?"
Point to your eyelid and then blink three times. - At the dinner table, ask your child to tell you the funniest thing that happened today.
- In the bathtub, talk about things in the tub and whether they will SINK or FLOAT.
"Will the soap float or sink?"
"Will the rubber duck float or sink?"
These Read-to-Learn tips compiled from various sources are done 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
