Posts Tagged ‘ Verbal ’

Two more important gross motor skills are hopping and jumping. These can be practiced at any time when playing outside. Teach your toddler to “hop like a bunny” or “jump like a frog” to begin with. They love pretending they are different animals. When your child becomes a more advanced jumper and hopper try...
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Reading is the ability to make meaning from words. This means that your child not only needs to recognize or be able to sound out words, but also has to put the words together and understand what they mean. Interacting with text to construct meaning is often referred to as active reading. You can...
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Poetry is a great way to build your child’s phonemic awareness. This classic Halloween poem encourages phonemic awareness, the understanding of ordinal numbers, and dramatic play. Teachers like to use this poem during the month of October. Reciting the same poem at home reinforces what is being taught at school. Adding hand movements to...
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Teaching your child the alphabet should be fun and easy. Children can begin becoming familiar with the shapes and names of the letters at a very early age. Here are some ideas to get you started! First, teach the names… The Alphabet Song is a great place to start. It is an excellent way to teach the...
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Before a child begins exploring letters and words, they must be aware that there are sounds in language. These sounds make up the words we speak. This is called phonemic awareness. Building a child’s phonemic awareness will support the process of learning how to read. How can you help your child with phonemic awareness?...
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