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Articles by PBS Parents
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Kindergarten: Discovering the Written Word
Most kindergarten kids are on the verge of becoming readers. You can extend your child's budding literacy by reading...
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Kindergarten: Listening Milestones
Listening milestones for 5-year-olds include asking about new words, remembering lists, and understanding long...
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Kindergarten: Talking Milestones
Speech milestones for 5-year-olds include vocabulary growth, telling long stories, and learning the rules of...
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Kindergarten: Reading Milestones
How can parents encourage reading? First of all, by knowing what to expect in terms of kindergarten reading development....
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Kindergarten: Writing Milestones
Writing milestones for 5-year-olds include play-writing, using invented spelling, and reading what they have written....
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First Grader: Talking Milestones
What's typical for a first grader in terms of speech? From storytelling to vocabulary, here's what parents should...
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First Grader: Listening Milestones
Your first grader learns more new information from listening than from reading books. First graders are expert...
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First Grader: Cracking the Code of Words
The number of words your first grader can read and spell increases dramatically during this year. Children achieve this...
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Writing Milestones: First Graders
A summary of writing milestones for 1st graders. From invented spelling, to typical story writing abilities, here's what...
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Reading Milestones: First Graders
What should first graders be able to do in the realm of reading? Here are some reading milestones for first graders, as...
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