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Pre-Reading Skills for Reading Success
To prepare for reading success, children need to develop these six skills:
Vocabulary
Know the names of persons, actions, places, and things
Print Awareness
Notice print, know how to handle a book, and know how to follow words on a page
Letter Knowledge
Know letters are different from each other, know the names of letters and recognize they make different sounds, recognize letters at home and in the world around us
Phonemic Awareness
Be able to hear and distinguish the smaller sounds in words
Print Motivation
Show interest and enjoy books
Narrative Skills
Be able to describe things and events and tell stories
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Parents, take comfort. Children learn at their own pace and your child’s reading readiness will grow. Be your child’s biggest fan.
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