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Help Your Child Get Ready to Read!

Start preparing your child for reading success now. Learn why pre-reading skills are crucial for school success. Discover how parents play a key role in helping children get ready to read. Find out the essential steps children need to take to become good readers. Explore simple practices that can help children develop reading readiness, such as talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing. Use everyday activities to foster language development and comprehension in your child. Join fun workshops and explore resources available for parents at the library. Get tips on how to support your child's literacy journey. Cruise into Kindergarten with our online game!

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Help Your Child Get Ready to Read!

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  1. Help Your ChildGet Ready to Read!

  2. Reading is essential to school success.Start now to help your childget ready to read. Learning to read begins before children start school.

  3. Children who start kindergarten with good pre-reading skills have an advantage. They are ready to learn to read. Why is it important for children to get ready to read before they startschool?

  4. You are your child’s first teacher. You know your child best. Children learn best by doing, and they love doing things with you. Why are parents so important in helping their children get readyto read?

  5. To become successful readers, children need to: F Y I • Learn a code • Understand its meaning What do children need to learn to become good readers?

  6. F Y I Reading is learning the code. Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu VvWw Xx Yy Zz < / * # > + \ ** [ = ) ] ~ : ]] { ++ } // ^ ! [[ (( >> \\ | [ *<: }><#.

  7. Reading is understanding the meaning. Reading is more than decoding words. Good readers understand the meaning of what they read. Leah is hipple when she roffswith her mom.

  8. What is decoding? • Noticing print • Knowing letter names and sounds • Hearing the sounds that make up words What do children need to know before they can learn to read?

  9. What is comprehension? • Knowing what words mean (vocabulary) • Understanding the meaning of printed language What do children need to know before they canlearn to read?

  10. Five simple practices help children get ready to read. Help your child be ready to read with simple activities every day.

  11. The five practices provide fun learning experiences for children of different ages and interests. Every child is unique.

  12. Use the language you know best to help your child get ready to read.

  13. Talking: Children learn about language by listening to parents talk and joining the conversation. Talking helps your childget ready to read.

  14. Talking: Books are wonderfulconversation starters. Talking helps your childget ready to read.

  15. Talking: Here’s a way to talk to childrento increase vocabularyand comprehension. Talking helps your childget ready to read.

  16. Talking: When you talk with your child: • Use new words. • Take turns. • Make connections. Talking helps your childget ready to read.

  17. Singing: Songs are a natural way to learn about language. Singing helps your childget ready to read.

  18. Singing: Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are. Singing helps your childget ready to read.

  19. Reading: Reading together with your childrenis the single most important way tohelp them get ready to read. Shared reading is the best way to help your child getready to read.

  20. Reading: Shared reading developsvocabulary and comprehension. F Y I Shared reading is the best way to help your child getready to read.

  21. Reading: Reading helps children learnless common words. Talk about the meaning ofwords as you read. Shared reading is the best way to help your child getready to read.

  22. Reading: How you share books withyour child is important. F Y I Shared reading is the best way to help your child getready to read.

  23. Writing: Reading and writing go together. Writing helps your childget ready to read.

  24. Writing: Making Marks Drawing and Writing Name Writing Word Writing Writing helps your childget ready to read.

  25. Playing:Children learn about language through different kinds of play. Playing helps your childget ready to read.

  26. Playing: Pretend and dramatic play develop language skills. F Y I Playing helps your childget ready to read.

  27. Make your home a learning zone! Your home can be a learning center to help your child get readyto read.

  28. Your library helps children get ready to read.

  29. Talking and reading: We have books for you to take home and read together.

  30. Singing: We have music to borrow.

  31. Writing: We have places where you can write.

  32. Playing: We have places to play and learn.

  33. We have programs for all ages.

  34. Join us for more fun workshops! • Fun for Parents and Children • Fun with Letters • Fun with Words • Fun with Science and Math

  35. We can talk to community groups, childcare providers, and preschool teachers about how to help children get ready to read.

  36. How to get a library card • How to find us online • How to contact us for more information

  37. Thank you for coming today! We invite you to play our Cruise into Kindergarten Online Game with your child! http://pacruisetok.org

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