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How can you help your child?
From Building Early Literacy and Language Skills (2001) by
Lucy Hart Paulson
Birth-1 year
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Label and describe objects and events in the environment
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Introduce books early in children's everyday routines.
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Label and describe pictures in books.
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Read books that show familiar routines and experiences.
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Sing songs and say rhymes.
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Provide a good model of using simple language and
literacy.
1-2 years
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Read and re-read favourite books.
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Talk about events in books, everyday routines, and the
environment.
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Provide materials for writing and drawing.
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Point out print and symbols in the environment.
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Continue to sing songs and repeat rhymes.
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Listen carefully and expand on children's sentences.
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Provide a good model of using language and literacy.
2-3 years
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Continue reading to and with children.
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Follow the words on the page with a finger moving left to
right under the words as you read.
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Begin to focus on letter names and sounds.
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Encourage story writing by drawing pictures and scribbles,
or have your child tell you what to write.
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Focus on word play, such as rhyming.
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Talk, describe, question, and converse.
3-4 years
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Continue to read and explore many and wide-ranging books.
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Focus on rapid recognition of letter names and sounds.
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Continue to encourage story writing.
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Focus on syllable structures and beginning sound of words.
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Clap out syllables in words.
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Talk about jokes and riddles.
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Encourage children to relate to recent events.
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Encourage imaginary, dramatic and pretend play.
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Provide movement, music and dance opportunities.
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Continue to describe and discuss events and routines in
the environment.
4-5 years
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Continue to read to and with children: share favourite
stories.
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Encourage children to write, write, and write some more.
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Play word games focusing on sounds and on similarities
within words.
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Clap out syllables and sounds of words.
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Play card games like Go Fish, Concentration, and Crazy
Eights.
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Makes puzzles available for children to put together.
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Continue to engage children in complex conversations.
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Play with puppets and demonstrate taking turns, sharing,
and give-and-take play.
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Tell jokes and riddles.
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Encourage children to tell stories with increasingly
complex plots and events.
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