Play

Children learn a lot about language through play. Children think symbolically when they play, which helps them to understand that spoken and written words can stand for real objects and experiences. Play also helps children to express themselves and put thoughts into words.

Give your child plenty of playtime. Allow children to have unstructured time to use their imaginations to create stories about what they’re doing.

Encourage children to engage in dramatic play. When children use puppets, dolls, or stuffed animals to make up stories, they develop important narrative skills which help them to understand that stories have a beginning, middle and end.

Pretend to read a book. Have your child tell you a story based on the pictures in a book. Ask your child to “read” a familiar book and tell you the story.

 

Source: Every Child Read to Read @ your library


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