Category: Emergent Reading
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Saying More and More Words
Your Child Will Learn
How to add more words to their spoken vocabulary
Here’s What to Do
- Throughout the day, name lots of objects, actions, foods, and people. Give me a chance to imitate you.
- Talk out loud during everyday
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Naming Objects
Your Child Will Learn
How to answer a question with a word they know
Here’s What to Do
- Think of a word I can say. Point to that object and ask “What’s that?”
- If I’m learning a new word, ask
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Turning Pages
Your Child Will Learn
How to turn book pages one at a time (and explore a book on their own)
Here’s What to Do
- Read a board book with me (one with thick cardboard pages). Encourage me to turn one
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Making Connections
Your Child Will Learn
To focus on a book and begin to make connections between books and the real world
Here’s What to Do
- Pick out a board book and settle into your reading spot.
- Before opening the book, read
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Picture Walk
Your Child Will Learn
To look at pictures and words in a book, and that reading is fun!
Here’s What to Do
- Choose a board book to read that has only pictures or just a few words.
- Read the title
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Story Parts
Your Child Will Learn
How to identify the main character, beginning, and end of a story.
Here’s What to Do
- Read a book with your child.
- At the end of the story, ask your child who the main character was.
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I Know That Story
Your Child Will Learn
To enjoy reading familiar books with adults.
Here’s What to Do
- Choose one of your child’s favorite books, ideally one with repeating phrases.
- Prompt your child to join you when you read the repetitive phrases on
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Making Connections
Your Child Will Learn
How to connect what they read in books to real-life experiences.
Here’s What to Do
- Invite your child to read with you and let them choose the book.
- While reading, connect this story to your own
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Picture Walk Read-Aloud
Your Child Will Learn
How to use a book’s pictures to tell a story.
Here’s What to Do
- Choose a picture book that tells a story (ideally one your child hasn’t read before or doesn’t know very well).
- Point to
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Letters on the Road
Your Child Will Learn
To identify uppercase and lowercase letters
Here’s What to Do
- While on a long drive or bus ride, ask your child to identify uppercase and lowercase letters on road and traffic signs throughout your journey. (Or,