Literacy; Reading and writing is a fundamental part of learning and is essential to all areas of child development. Literacy is required for communication, academic progress, developing strong social skills and enables a child to participate and function in everyday life. Below I have listed ways that you can include Literacy into your child’s play. •Reading books and nursery rhymes; read together, look through the pictures, talk about the story, choose a favourite character, act out the story, sing nursery rhymes together using actions, talk about rhyming words and sound out animal noises. •Talking; children learn from copying their parents in the early years, so it is important to talk to your child as much as possible using a wide range of vocabulary. Point to objects and name them when you are inside and outside, play the game object hunt; choose a subject maybe colours/shapes/numbers and play a game by asking your child to find 5 red toys or 10 square objects in your home. Talk about emotions and discuss how you feel throughout the day. Make up stories or tell your child stories from your own childhood. •Art; explore art with your child through using crayons, paints, stamper sets, tracing, making collages, sticking and gluing, printing, finger painting and construction. Use materials of all different textures, talking about how they feel and what can be made from them. Practice numbers, letters, shapes and names with pens, chalks or glitter. •Phonics and numbers; bath or fridge magnets, practice counting buttons/money/bottle tops, play with number or letter puzzles. Make your own or print out some worksheets that explore matching numbers to pictures, tracing letters, odd one out, beginning sounds ( D is for dog) and dot to dot. •Picture games; play snap, dominoes, picture pairing games or use flashcards to talk about objects, animals or people. Encourage your child to talk about what they see, asking questions and teaching your child how to develop their listening skills. •Time and days of the week; put up a calendar which you and your child can change every day, talk about upcoming events, birthdays or holidays. Discuss about the weather on that particular day, is it cold, hot, sunny or count how many days until the weekend. Teach your child the days of the week or make a picture book of important events in their week such as; swimming class on a Monday, gym on a Tuesday and so on, giving them a an understanding of what is coming next and what is expected of them in the week. Make a clock or put one up in their bedroom. Talk through which events happen throughout the day and at what time. There are also plenty of great books or games on the internet which can help your child to understand the concept of time. I hope this has given you some inspiration into ways that you can promote your child’s Literacy skills, whilst playing and having fun! Sophie
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 03:22:37 +0000
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