Month: February 2021

The Best Literacy Activities for Preschoolers, Toddlers, and Kindergarten Kids

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If you’re looking for the best literacy and language activities for kindergarten kids, preschoolers, and toddlers, you’ve certainly made a wise choice visiting us (welcome!) as in today’s piece; we’re going to explore the importance of early reading and literacy and what you can do to help boost your child’s literacy development. Before we begin, it’s important to discuss ‘early infancy’, what it is, and why it’s important, as this will not only help you to understand why it is so crucial to your child’s development but also why we’ve chosen the literacy activities included in this article. What is … Read more

What Are The Best Ways To Teach Your Child How To Write Their Name?

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Teaching your child how to write their name doesn’t just show your child how to scribe their moniker; it also helps to develop fine motor skills that will not only help them with writing but also a wide array of other tasks that involve their fingers and finger muscles as they develop. The question is, how can you make learning to write their name as fun and enjoyable as possible? After all, we know that the key to early learning and development is to use fun games and activities to boost your child’s development without them really knowing that they’re … Read more

Teaching Your Four-Year-Old To Read: 10 Steps To Reading Success

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Although learning to read is an organic process, it does require proper teaching of a wide array of methods, techniques, skills, and strategies, such as phonics and phonemic awareness. And given that it does require a little more than just putting a book in your child’s face and teaching them the words on the page, the letters of said words, and how to say them, it’s no wonder that some parents can be a little daunted by the prospect of teaching their four-year-old to read. However, it really doesn’t have to be a daunting task! Firstly, your child’s teacher will … Read more

What Are The Best Strategies To Improve Handwriting?

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Are you struggling to read your child’s handwriting? Perhaps they’re struggling to get to grips (no pun intended) with letter shapes and forming words? Well, don’t worry! We’ve written this article for the sole purpose of addressing this very common problem and to give you and your little one some top tips and activities to improve their handwriting skills, regardless of what level they’re currently at. First of all, let me reiterate what I just said: it’s a prevalent problem. After all, handwriting isn’t just about putting a pencil on a piece of paper and making shapes; it’s multi-tasking! The … Read more