Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies
30
Jan
Drawing and Coloring are Important Activities to Develop Fine Motor Control Sometime before he starts kindergarten, your young child should learn how to write his name. There are some steps he needs to master before he can write legibly, and some activities you can provide to help him along the way. The young child can [...]
Tags: early childhood, early writing, early writing activities, name recognition, penmanship, Preschool, preschool activities, reading
24
Apr
Infants Can Learn To Read To really understand how this works, I recommend that you get a copy of Glenn and Janice Doman’s book, “How to teach your baby to read”. The hardcover copy has dropped to $15.61 at amazon.com, and the paperback can be had for under $5.00 used. But to get started, here’s [...]
Tags: Early Childhood Education, early reading, infant reading, parenting, phonics, Preschool, reading, sight words, teach your baby to read
20
Apr
To Raise a Reader, Foster a Love of Books There is a lot you can do to help a child get ready for reading, even if you decide not to teach your baby to read. Such a child will enter kindergarten eager to learn, and primed for success. This readiness is not hard to do, [...]
Tags: activities for kids, children's books, Early Childhood Education, early reading, kindergarten readiness, learning activities, reading
18
Apr
You Can Teach Your Baby to Read, but Should You? There is a lot of emphasis these days on teaching young children to read. Many preschools and day care centers focus on worksheets that supposedly “teach” letter and sound recognition. Some children are actually flunking kindergarten! When I was five years old, kindergarten was not [...]
Tags: benefits of early reading, cons early reading, early childhood, early reading, education, learn to read, Preschool, pros early reading, reading, teach your baby to read
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