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Environmental Print For Preschool Reading

Environmental Print For Preschool Reading

What is Environmental Print? Your preschooler can read!  Did you know that reading "Environmental Print" counts as a pre-reading skill?  Reading activities in a preschooler's environment includes.... food!  The grocery store and your food pantry. This DIY environmental print book is easy to make and costs almost nothing.  Start with the products right in your own kitchen.   How To Make An Environmental Print Book Here's a simple way to add some early reading skills to your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning to Read Tagged With: Beginning Readers, preschoolers

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5 Simple Tips to Get Your Child Reading

5 Simple Tips to Get Your Child Reading

Are you interested in Raising a Reader? Every parent wants their child to become a proficient reader.  All of our children learn to read in their own time.  Many parents are not quite sure HOW to get them to read. I'll be sharing the 5 easiest ways to get your child reading. Stages of Reading Development Many children make a general progression from... listening to talking --> to learning their letters --> to rhyming --> to understanding how books work --> to reading. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning to Read Tagged With: Beginning Readers, pre reader, preschool, Reading

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LEGO Books for Beginning Readers

LEGO Books for Beginning Readers

We love to read and we love LEGO!  Does reading a book about your favorite toy count as reading?  Yes!  What about comic books, does that still count as reading?  Yes!  I've pulled together our Top 10 Beginning Reader LEGO Books.  If you're curious about how to figure out your child's reading level, you'll like "The Secret Guide to Book Levels for Parents." What makes this set of books just right for beginning readers?  Short sentences, easy to read sight words, and pictures that support the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning to Read Tagged With: Beginning Readers, Books, legos

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How to Teach Letters and Sounds to Preschoolers

How to Teach Letters and Sounds to Preschoolers

How to Teach Letters and Sounds to Preschoolers Do you know how to teach letters and sounds to preschoolers?  It's something all parents and teachers are anxious for their children to know.  Maybe you've been trying out some simple strategies or made the Who Am I? book. This strategy is so simple, I wish they would give it away for free.  In fact, the principal I worked for purchased 10 copies for each Kindergarten class so that parents could borrow it.  Why?  It's simple, effective, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Tagged With: Beginning Readers, Letters, Reading

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Make Your Own Name Book

Make Your Own Name Book

Make Your Own Name Book Who Am I?  Recognizing family names is a super important skill.  This Make Your Own Name book is a great book for toddlers, preschoolers, and beginning readers.  It's a simple way for kids to recognize family names, review letter sounds and spell their own names.  I found this album at the Dollar Store.  You can also add stickers to the cover for a title. These are great for families or for classrooms.  In Preschool through First Grade classrooms … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts and Celebrations, Learning to Read Tagged With: Beginning Readers, preschool, Reading

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