Teach Your Child

L e a rning to read is hard wo rk for children. F o rt u n a t e ly, research is now av a i l a ble that
suggests how to give each child a good start in reading.
Becoming a reader invo l ves the development of important skills, including learning to:
lu s e language in conve rs a t i o n
ll i s t e n and respond to stories read aloud
lre c og n i ze and name the letters of the alphabet
ll i s t e n to the sounds of spoken language
lc o n n e c t sounds to letters to figure out the “ c o d e ” of reading
lre a d often so that recognizing words becomes easy and automatic
ll e a r n and u s e new wo r d s
lu n d e rs t a n d what is read