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Skills to Practice this Month
- Practice dialogic reading to teach new words.
- How you read to children makes a difference in how ready they are to learn to read. Ask "what" questions. Follow your child's answers with another question. Repeat what your child says and expand on it.
Activities
Dialogic reading is also called "Hear and Say" reading. Use dialogic reading to teach new words to your child.
- Choose a book that your child already knows well.
- Ask "what" questions. ("What’s this?" and point to a picture.)
- Follow your child's answers with another question. ("What is the dog doing?")
- Repeat what your child says and expand on it.
- Help your child as needed. Praise and encourage your child.
- Follow your child’s interests.
Use dialogic reading to develop comprehension skills. Encourage your child to think and talk by answering open-ended questions.
- Ask questions like: "What’s going on here?" "Tell me what you see on this page."
- Follow your child's answer with another question: "What else do you see?" or "What is happening over here?"
- Expand on what your child says. Add another piece of information.
- Help your child repeat your longer phrases.
- Have fun!
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