How to Teach Your Pre-Kindergartner the Sight Words Through Play
Did you know that young children can learn to read many words easily just by playing with them and singing about them? This can easily happen at home or at school- or better yet- in both places! The more they interact with and talk about or sing about the words, the more easily and quickly this is likely to happen. The brain of the preschool aged child is often compared to a sponge, and there is a good reason for that: at this age, their brains are wired to pick up languages and language related activities faster than we would as adults. Add some visual stimulation into the mix (the printed word), and you may just find that your child is the family genius! We recently received a letter from Susan, a veteran Kindergarten teacher. We LOVE receiving feedback letters from parents, grandparents and teachers that have seen the impact Heidi Songs can have on little learners. Susan told us that after she saw how her grandson can read all the...