Is Your Child Ready to Read?

Kids need to develop certain language, writing, and print awareness skills before they can learn to read. Help your child get ready to read with these tips, activities, and resources and find out what to do if you suspect a problem.

Pre-Reading Activities Recommended by the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), these research-based activities are proven to help kids develop pre-reading skills. Syl-la-ble Clapping Simon Says Read! Mini Messages Language Awareness You can help your child make the connection between letters and sounds through imaginative play, rhyming, word games, and most of all, conversation! How Kids Develop Language Skills Discover Nursery Rhymes Print Awareness Show your child how the printed word works. Give her lots of chances to explore books on her own and read together every day. Helping Children Learn About Reading Great Reads for Kids Bookmarks: Reading Is Fun Beginning Writing Scribbling is your child's first effort to use print in a meaningful way. He can express himself and build fine motor skills by working on art projects and playing with Legos®. Write On! Lunchbox Love Notes Tips from Parents These pre-reading tips and activities have worked for other parents. Try them, rate them, or add an idea of your own. Get Kids to Read Great Books for Pre-Readers Enhancing Auditory Processing

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