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Fabio - Read rhyming books with your child. Make up nonsense rhymes, or play the game that starts with “I see something that rhymes with hat.”
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Clap the syllables in a word, so kids can hear how many syllables it contains. Words like bi-cy-cle and el-e-phant engage a child’s attention.
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Try alliteration with 3- or 4-year-olds, such as “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” – calling their attention to the /p/ sound at the beginning of the word (whether to identify the letter as /p/ depends on the child’s readiness).
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Ask your child to retell a story you have read to develop oral language comprehension; or use a puppet to demonstrate. If your child has difficulty with words out of context or multiple meanings (i.e. confuses a “letter” of the alphabet with a “letter” that’s mailed), explain the difference.
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Demonstrate abstract words such as prepositions: “Let’s put Danny’s shoe under the table, next to the table, then on the table.”
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Build your child’s background knowledge: To understand a story about the zoo, it helps to have been there, or to have seen a zoo on TV.
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Children that learn to talk late are at a disadvantage. Give them the chance to express themselves; talking with a puppet may help.
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Learning to read requires knowledge of vocabulary and verbal reasoning abilities. Ask your child to explain things such as why it gets cold at night.
Reprinted with the permission of Smart Kids with LD. © Smart Kids with LD, Inc., Westport, Connecticut. All rights reserved.
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