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On a forum, someone recently asked me how to help a wiggly three-year-old learn their letters. Here's what I said: 1. Buy foam letters that stick to the bathtub. They're not that expensive, and you can usually find them at toy stores or educational supply stores. This is how my kids learned to read! I'd ask them to find me the P,or the D. Eventually they were spelling DAD and POP and things like that. 2. Take them to the library and get out books every week. Make it into a routine, so they know that books are a regular part of their lives. Let them choose some, and you choose some. Read to them before bedtime each and every night. No exceptions. When you have to go out, bring books with you: to the doctor's office, to the dentist, even to the grocery store while they're sitting in the cart. Help them to entertain themselves with books. If they're wiggly when you read to them, let them act out the story and jump around. 3. The I Spy letter books can be really useful in teaching letters. And children often like them because they're puzzles. 4. Speaking of puzzles, buy any puzzles you can find with letters. Ask them what the letters are. Now, here's a little pointer. Instead of teaching the kids the name of the letters, teach them the sounds. This helps them read. Think about the name for this letter: W. It sounds nothing like its sound. But if you teach the kids the sound of it, it's a lot easier! So when they're three, teach the sounds. It won't be long before they're figuring things out! And don't forget about my giveaways this week! Go here to learn more. |
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