Activity Learning Online Preschool

Activity Learning Online Preschool

Activity Learning Online Preschool

There is a wide spectrum of skills young children should learn before attending kindergarten. There are literacy skills, like recognizing the alphabet, seeing the difference between similar letters like b,p,q, and d, and knowing the sounds they make.

Teaching Literacy Skills to Preschoolers

You can teach literacy skills easily in a few minutes a day. Don't work too long or bore your child: learning should be exciting! Learning means spending time with you, a child's favorite activity. You can get a deck of alphabet flashcards at the store, or make your own. After meals, for a few minutes, work with your child, then put the cards away. If he says the name of the letter correctly, let him hold the card. When he has learned all the names, progress on to sounds. When he has mastered the sounds, then play a sort of memory game with the cards, helping him to see the differences between letters.

Teach your child to LOVE books! Teach him how to hold a book correctly, and not tear the pages. Read to him at other times throughout the day, not just nap time or bedtime. Buy him books for birthday and Christmas presents. Let him see you read books, collect books, and borrow books from the library. Return your books on time, to teach him respect and responsibility. If he accidentally tears a page in a book, show him how you'll tape the page together, like putting a band-aid on a boo-boo. Then remind him to handle books with care, or he may have to lose the right to have a book for a day. A child who loves books will be a good reader.