Speech acts help speakers accomplish things in the world. These include requests (“More milk?”) and demands (“No night-night!”) from children, as well as from adults (“Hush!”). Interestingly enough, parents are seldom precise in their requests.
This printable activity encourages your child to consider why simple events occurred. The ability to conclude why simple events occurred is an important Cognitive Development skill.
Knowledge of the alphabet at school entry is one of the best predictors of later reading achievement. This video gives you tips on making letter learning fun.
Children who understand word families have an easier time learning to spell and sound out words. This printable activity gives your child practice with short-I words.
Children can rock out to a rhyming song they make up with word families. Children who understand word families have an easier time learning to spell and decode words.
There's a mystery afoot in your neighborhood! With a camera, notebook, and an active imagination, your child will be a super (writing and reading) sleuth.
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