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Learning to Read
Language and Experience
Season 2025
Episode 23
Connecting a kids speech to the written word can be a huge help in attaining literacy skills. Try using your child's words to create a book review you can read together.
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Young readers can practice spelling by learning the lyrics to their favorite songs.

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Practice spelling with names of stores your child recognizes the sign for.

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Practice prepositions with your child by visually representing them with cups and erasers.

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Pairing simple words with their opposites is an easy way to increase a child's vocabulary.

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Ask a child to guess what will happen next when reading together to practice foreshadowing

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Rhyming up the stairs is a fun way to quiz your child on word root families.

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Kids can differentiate similar verbs by using a concept called shades of meaning.

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Kids can practice ordering events in a story by telling their parents about their day.

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Make sure your kids can recall important family information by creating a family song.

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Posing as letter shapes while practicing letter sounds is an active and engaging activity.

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English as a second language students can practice by reading books about their culture.

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Practice story comprehension by asking your child to imagine what characters are thinking.