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Part 1: Birth Through Preschool Reading
Skills
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Teaching Reading To Your Preschooler
(Page 2)
Research demonstrates that the
size of a young child’s vocabulary is a strong predictor of
reading—preschoolers with large vocabularies tend to become
proficient readers (National Research Council, 1998).
Children’s vocabulary can be greatly enhanced by talking and
reading with parents. In fact, the vocabulary of the average
children’s book is greater than that found on prime-time
television (Hayes & Ahrens, 1988).
Children from lower-income families are at greater risk of
having smaller vocabularies than other children. One study of
the actual vocabulary of first-graders found that those from
high-income families had double the vocabulary of those from
lower-income families (Graves & Slater, 1987).
Given what we know about brain development, it is clear that
parents should not leave to schools alone the important tasks
of language and literacy development.
As much as possible parents should try to read to their
children a minimum of 30 minutes per day.
When parents are unable, grandparents, neighbors, babysitters,
siblings, should also read to children
It is an experience that children will remember for a
lifetime, and one that will form the foundation for all later
learning.
As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important
teacher. You don’t need to be the best reader to help—your
time and interest and the pleasure that you share with your
child as part of reading together are what counts.
We all know that older children can do things that younger
ones can’t. This is true for reading, too.
To help show when children can take certain learning steps,
this portion of the site ties the discussion and activities to
four age groups:
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Keep in mind, however, that
children don’t all learn at the same pace. And even though
they learn new things, they may have “old favorites”—books and
activities from earlier years—that they still enjoy.
You are the best person to decide which activities will work
best for your child.
Children become readers step by step. By age 7, most children
are reading. Some take longer than others, and some need extra
help.
When children receive the right kind of help in their early
years, reading difficulties that can arise later in their
lives can be prevented.
This site offers steps that you can take to start your child
on the way to becoming a successful reader. It is an adventure
that you will not want to miss, and the benefits for your
child will last a lifetime.
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