It is important to celebrate your child’s reading and writing achievements. Encouraging reading and writing at an early age can help your child develop into a thoughtful, literate person. Keep in mind that each child develops at a different rate. We provide information on what literacy habits and behaviors to expect as your child grows.
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Stages of Spelling Development
As young children begin to write, they create unique spellings, called invented spelling, based on their knowledge of...
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Developmental Trends: Writing at Different Age Levels
Infancy (Birth–2) What You Might Observe: Development of eye-hand coordination, including the pincer grasp,...
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Sight Words
Let’s start with sight words because they tend to create a good starting place for youngsters’ reading. The term...
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Writing Milestones: Second and Third Graders
By second grade, most kids are writing much more easily. But there's still a lot of growth that happens in second and...
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Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
IRA and NAEYC believe that achieving high standards of literacy for every child in the United States is a shared...
