Sharing with you today a simple activity to help build your child's WORD AWARENESS skills. Before being able to read words on a page children need to be able to identify words in spoken language. A super simple way to start this is in every day conversations. Children start to understand that objects have names and those names are words. If you’re holding a book you could say something like “Here is a book, ‘book’ is a word.” Or when pointing to a chair say “There is a chair, ‘chair’ is a word.” Word Awareness Activity For …
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3 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH READING COMPREHENSION
Reading Comprehension Comprehension is at the very core of reading and can be shown when we really understand something. I talk often about how reading WITH our kids helps create meaningful connections and a stronger bond between parents and their children, and I wanted to share with you what making connections when reading means in the classroom. Making literary connections as we read is how we come to better understand a story. It assists us with our comprehension of the events and people in a particular story and how that …
5 FUN READ ALOUD GAMES TO PLAY
5 Fun Read Aloud Games to Play with Children I've had the great privilege of hearing some extraordinary people read picture books aloud. One of my very favourite experiences was having teaching artist Victoria Campbell from Sydney University come into my classroom and share the story of Rapunzel. However, it was Rapunzel with a twist as Victoria mixed in some bits from other fairytales and added a few of the kids names into the story. Needless to say, with her animated expressions and tone, the kids and I were laughing out loud and loving …
READING ALOUD: TOP 5 TIPS
Reading aloud: Top 5 tips Did you know that you are your child’s first reading teacher? This is pretty powerful stuff! By providing your child with loving literacy interactions you will help develop their love for books, stories and reading. Reading aloud with your child is a wonderful time for them to chat about their thoughts and share ideas about what it is you’re reading. This in turn will help develop their comprehension and communication skills, bonus! I always give books as birthday presents to my nieces, nephews, and friends children. …
QUALITY BOOKS FOR KIDS- TOP 5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR
Quality Books for Kids 'No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally - and often far more - worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond' - C.S Lewis The sharing of stories is an exciting and joyful activity that elicits conversation and discussions about the world in which we live. Books help us to make sense of the world around us, and we come to better understand that world, as well as unknown places, the more we read. Children are very discerning and are not always the easiest audience to engage in a story. It …