You can help your child succeed at reading long before they are ever ready to sound out words on their own. Building your child's early literacy skills will set them on the path to success! The skills are:
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Print Awareness: Noticing print everywhere |
Phonological Awareness: Knowing sounds |
Narrative Skills: Knowing how stories work |
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Letter Knowledge: Naming letters and their sounds |
Vocabulary: Knowing lots of words |
Background Knowledge: Knowing about the world all around |
How do you build these skills? Here are five fun, free, and easy ways:
Click each to learn more! You can also read up on the Every Child Ready to Read initiative and why it works.
LCPL staff have selected these books because kids love them and they help build important pre-reading skills. Check them out today!
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Title: Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee Skills: • Narrative Skills • Background Knowledge • Phonological Awareness • Print Awareness Practices: • Talking • Reading • Playing Extend the Book with a pool noodle horse! |
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Title: All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle Skills: • Narrative Skills • Background Knowledge • Print Awareness Practices: • Reading • Talking Extend the Book with a melted snowman painting! |
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