Writing success!
by Mrs.Mueller
February 18, 2009
Here are tips for writing success.
Practice writing something everyday. Here are some examples:
* names
* coping labels
* copy words that you write down
* copy words from flashcards
* after copying words have them try to remember how to spell them on their own
* demonstrate how to write a short sentence and they copy
* focus on writing in lines
* focus on capital letters in beginning of sentences
* focus on periods at the end of the sentences
* brave spell the sounds of words and write down what you hear
Here are tips for reading success.
* Read to your child everyday
* Have you child read to you even if they don't know all the words let them sound out the words to read them or make up part of the story.
* Ask them questions about stories read
* Have your child sound out words to figure out what they say.
* Play a memory game with the sight words.
* Go to starfall.com & pbskids.org.
* Play guess the covered word in stories. Hide words with you fingers or paper.
* Play a scrabble game where you make word cards with one letter on each card. Then mix them up and have child put word back together.
Here are tips for Math success.
* Count to 100 (jump, clap, count items)
* Identify numbers 0-20 (flashcards)
* Write numbers 0-20
* Play matching number game
* Make patterns with toys, pasta, anything with multiple colors. AB, AAB, ABB, AABB, ABC
* Add & subtract simple numbers ( 2+1) use toys
* Identify coins
* Tell time to the hour. Look at clock at least once a day when it is to the hour and see if child can tell you what it is.
