Reading Readiness: Preparing For Kindergarten

Talk To Your Child About Their Day

• Ask open ended questions
• Encourage your child to explain an activity or an adventure they took part in

Rhyme Time

• Rhyming words & silly tongue twisters help a child become more sensitive to the sounds in words

Read Read Read

• Relate books & stories to experiences in your child’s life.

Letter Association

• Point out the differences between letters & sounds
• Talk about people, places, or things that begin with the same letter that your child’s name begins with

Trace & Say Letter

• Have your child trace letters using caryons, pencils, or chalk …
• You can also use various mediums: such as sand, rice, water & a paint brush

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