You can help your child succeed at reading long before they are ever ready to sound out words on their own. Building your child's early literacy skills will set them on the path to success! The skills are:
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Print Awareness: Noticing print everywhere |
Phonological Awareness: Knowing sounds |
Narrative Skills: Knowing how stories work |
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Letter Knowledge: Naming letters and their sounds |
Vocabulary: Knowing lots of words |
Background Knowledge: Knowing about the world all around |
How do you build these skills? Here are five fun, free, and easy ways:
Click each to learn more!
We also recommend signing up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and Imagination Library, two LCPL initiatives that reward young readers!
LCPL staff have selected these books because kids love them and they help build important pre-reading skills. Check them out today!
Want more hand-picked kids' books? You can request a surprise bag of kids' books for curbside pickup!
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Title: Boop! by Bea Birdsong, illus. by Linzie Hunter Skills: • Print Awareness • Vocabulary • Background Knowledge Practices: • Talking • Reading • Playing Extend the book by booping a dog's nose! (With permission!) |
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Title: What's Your Name? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia Skills: • Print Awareness • Letter Knowledge • Vocabulary Practices: • Playing • Talking • Singing • Writing Extend the Book with a cloud and rainbow spelling craft! |
