Radio Commentary
To help encourage literacy, ask your child to draw a picture and tell you what the picture is about. Match a picture with the written word. Write words or help your child cut out a word from a magazine.
Encourage writing skills, even scribbling, at an early age.
To help in the area of language, practice clapping out sounds in words, saying letters, and sounding out words.
Use songs, finger plays (like Where is Thumper?), poems, games, rhymes, repetition, and patterns to help develop your child’s language.
Teach your child new words, explaining the meaning in simple terms. Over time, this really helps.
Talking also helps encourage literacy in children, so talk to your child about the colors, sounds, and smells in your home and surroundings.
Talk to your child about daily activities — for example, name the clothing as you dress your child.
Ask your child questions and encourage your child to ask you questions.
Speak in whole sentences and use a variety of words when talking to your child.
Encourage children to tell you about experiences and ideas that are important to them. It’s fun AND educational.
