Reading Skills

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

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

Some children love reading; they can’t wait to get home from school, grab one of their many favourite books, sit in their quiet and comfortable reading spot, and go on a literary adventure. Conversely, some children can’t think of anything worse than reading at home – even if their favourite toy depended on it! Getting children who sit firmly in the latter category to read and enjoy reading can, on the face of it, seem like a gargantuan task. How do you get children – who are stubborn by their very nature – to do something they’re really not a … Read more

If you’ve found your way to this article, it’s probably because your child isn’t as enthused about reading as you’d hope – or they flat out refuse to read.  If so, the first thing we must say is not to worry. Not every child falls in loves with books and reading, and some will need a little more coaxing and persuasion than others to read for pleasure and enjoyable rather than out of necessity.  If you’d like to encourage your child to read and get them excited about reading, it’s often difficult to know where to begin. I’m sure numerous … Read more

No matter how old your child is, reading together before bed is the perfect way to bring each day to a warm and comforting close. Although some may argue that reading bedtime stories isn’t as important as is often made out, we’ve written today’s piece to delve into this topic in a little more depth to explain the value of bedtime stories and why they’re so beneficial for both you and your child. 11 Reasons Why Bedtime Stories are So Important #1 – It’s The Perfect Time To Bond Regardless of your child’s age, reading a bedtime together allows them … Read more

Learning to read isn’t simply about reading books. For a child to fully grasp and absorb all facets of learning – reading included – it is vital to develop their ever-growing, sponge-like brains using a vast array of activities, tasks, and games, designed to help their grey matter work more efficiently, and, therefore, more effectively. In short, boosting their overall development, is the quickest way to boost reading skills. So, in today’s article we’re going to furnish you with five fun activities you and your eleven-year-old can do together to get their highly-receptive neurons firing on all cylinders.  Five Activities … Read more

Learning to read isn’t merely about reading books. For a child to fully grasp and absorb all facets of learning – reading included – it is vital to develop their ever-growing, sponge-like brains using a vast array of activities, tasks, and games, designed to help their grey matter work more efficiently, and, therefore, more effectively. In short, boosting their overall development is the quickest way to boost reading skills. So, in today’s article, we’re going to furnish you with five fun activities you and your ten-year-old can do together to get their highly-receptive neurons firing on all cylinders.  Five Activities … Read more

Learning to read isn’t merely about reading books. For a child to fully grasp and absorb all facets of learning – reading included – it is vital to develop their ever-growing, sponge-like brains using a vast array of activities, tasks, and games, designed to help their grey matter work more efficiently, and, therefore, more effectively. In short, boosting their overall development is the quickest way to boost reading skills. So, in today’s article, we’re going to furnish you with five fun activities you and your nine-year-old can do together to get their highly-receptive neurons firing on all cylinders.  Five Activities … Read more

Learning to read isn’t merely about reading books. For a child to fully grasp and absorb all facets of learning – reading included – it is vital to develop their ever-growing, sponge-like brains using a vast array of activities, tasks, and games, designed to help their grey matter work more efficiently, and, therefore, more effectively. In short, boosting their overall development is the quickest way to boost reading skills. So, in today’s article, we’re going to furnish you with five fun activities you and your eight-year-old can do together to get their highly-receptive neurons firing on all cylinders.  Six Activities … Read more

Learning to read isn’t merely about reading books. For a child to fully grasp and absorb all facets of learning – reading included – it is vital to develop their ever-growing, sponge-like brains using a vast array of activities, tasks, and games, designed to help their grey matter work more efficiently, and, therefore, more effectively. In short, boosting their overall development is the quickest way to boost reading skills. So, in today’s article, we’re going to furnish you with five fun activities you and your seven-year-old can do together to get their highly-receptive neurons firing on all cylinders.  12 Activities … Read more