Parent
Tips to Improve Language and Literacy
Provide
opportunities for children to hear stories from many different
people, as well as to tell or act out their own stories, real and/or
imagined. Use questions and comments to help fill in details and keep
stories on track so others can understand them. Children’s ability
to tell and re-enact stories makes it easier for them to understand
stories they will read at school.
Tips
Daily
Activities:
Encourage
your child to tell you a story about a drawing they have brought home
from school. Use specific questions and comments to help them
describe the story clearly.
Pretend
Play:
After
reading a story about a birthday party to your child, plan a pretend
birthday for a stuffed animal. Encourage them to act out the story
with you.
Reading
Books:
Ask
your child to re-tell a story you have read many times.
Use what,when, how and why questions
to help them make the story clear. Encourage the use of words
like First, Next, Then and Finally to
help re-tell the story in order.
On
the Go…:
Collect
souvenirs from a trip. Use the items to inspire your child to tell a
story about the trip. Create a book from their story and read it with
them. Leave it where they can “read” it to themselves.
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