Language and Literacy
ABC Activities
ABC Activities
- Write the letters on index cards or print them out
- Sing the ABC song
- Encourage your child to say the name of each letter
- Encourage your child to find the letters in his/her name
- Encourage your child to say the sounds of the letters
- While riding in the car or walking in the neighborhood with your child, point out letters and words on signs. For example, you might say, “I see the big red K on the K-Mart sign. That’s just like the letter K in your name, Kayleigh.”
- Point out letters on food containers at the grocery store and at home. For example, you might say, “I want to buy the cereal with the letter T on the front for Trix” or “Look, Trix and Kix both have the letter x at the end.”
Practicar las letras y los sonidos todos los dias. Escribir las letras en tarjetas. Cantar el ABC.
Cuando caminen por el vecindario traten de encontrar letras en los letreros y supermercados.
Reading Activities
Reading Activities
Encouraging Story Talk
Try doing the following when reading with your child:
• Talk about things you see in the book illustrations.
• Make connections between the story and your child’s life. (“You’ve been to the zoo.”)
• Talk about the characters’ feelings. (“Why do you think Bear is mad?”)
• Ask children who or what they might see on the next page.
• Ask children what they think might happen next.
Trate de hablar con su hijo acerca de lo que lee. Miren las ilustraciones y hablen de estas. Hagan coneccion de lo que leen.