Create a Culture of Literacy
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Now that you’re up to speed, here are some helpful resources, with step-by-step instructions to make it easy for you to create a culture of literacy in your home.
Play-Based Literacy Instruction!
By embracing the joyful nature of play, you create an environment where learning is an exciting adventure.
Boost Your Child’s Reading Fluency
Reading fluency is essential for success in reading and learning. Check out these strategies to support your child.
Supporting Your Child With Dyslexia
1 in 5 children has dyslexia. Here are tips for recognizing the signs and supporting your child.
How Executive Functioning Impacts School Success
If your child has trouble with homework, there may be hidden reasons, and here’s how you can help.
Sharing Stories Makes Reading Family Time
To make reading more fun and engaging, see this list of books for parents and caregivers to explore with their children.
Prepare Your Child for Reading Success
Don’t miss these fun tips and resources to help you talk, read, and sing with your child daily and build their brain for reading success.
The Importance and Joy of Read-Alouds
How Parents and Caregivers Can Support Literacy For Their Child
Learning isn’t something that just happens in the classroom. Learning is a process that begins in the home and continues throughout a child’s school years and beyond. Reading and literacy are the foundation of learning. Parents and caregivers can play an important role in supporting their children in the learning and reading process and reap all the benefits of quality family time together!
The benefits of reading aloud to your child
Help promote language for your child
By reading aloud to your child, you are helping them develop important language skills. You are exposing them to vocabulary and building their knowledge so they are better prepared for reading in school.
Help your child to see themselves in stories
Through reading, your child can explore feelings that help them put words to things they may be thinking. Reading also helps students imagine new adventures. Books can influence children and motivate them to pursue future opportunities.
Create connections and shared experiences
Reading together can be quality time, providing opportunities for families to share their thoughts and feelings on characters, stories, authors and illustrators. It also reinforces learning and facilitates engagement and satisfaction in the reading experience.