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Learning to Read

Learning to Read with Apps

Season 2024 Episode 3

Educational apps help families balance learning and fun. Apps like PBS KIDS Games, featuring some of the most popular PBS KIDS characters, are designed to build skills in a variety of areas, including literacy. Kids can practice reading through interactive exercises and gain a familiarity with technology.

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Completing the Lyric
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Young readers can practice spelling by learning the lyrics to their favorite songs.
Recognizing Signs
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Practice spelling with names of stores your child recognizes the sign for.
Prepositions of place
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Practice prepositions with your child by visually representing them with cups and erasers.
Matching Antonyms
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Pairing simple words with their opposites is an easy way to increase a child's vocabulary.
Foreshadowing
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Ask a child to guess what will happen next when reading together to practice foreshadowing
Rhyming up the stairs
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Rhyming up the stairs is a fun way to quiz your child on word root families.
Language and Experience
1:04
Connect speech to the written word to help kids feel more comfortable reading and writing.
Shades of Meaning
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Kids can differentiate similar verbs by using a concept called shades of meaning.
Stories and Sequencing
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Kids can practice ordering events in a story by telling their parents about their day.
Creating a Family Song
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Make sure your kids can recall important family information by creating a family song.
Posing with Letter Sounds
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Posing as letter shapes while practicing letter sounds is an active and engaging activity.
Culturally Relevant Texts
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English as a second language students can practice by reading books about their culture.
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