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Beginning sounds

 Teach your child letter sounds by helping him come up with words that begin with the same sound as the first letter in his name.
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Name game

 Clap out the syllables of your child’s name, then the names of people your child knows.
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First sounds

 Challenge your child to name the beginning sounds of objects around her.
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Shopping for letters

 At the grocery store, search for items that begin with a particular sound.
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Body parts

 Concentrate on the letter H while teaching the parts of the body.
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Tasty Ts

 Wherever you and your child go, find 10 things that can be tasted and begin with the letter T.
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Learn the letter sounds

 Rhyme is a fun way to reinforce letter-sound associations.
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Cookie, cat & comb

 Have your child complete a list of words that begin with the same sound.
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Blue shoe, fat cat

 Play this game with your child to create simple rhymes together.
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Rhythm and rhyme

 Show your child how rhythm and rhyme can be good memorization tools.
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Red letter day

Challenge your child to discover how many ways she can use or identify the assigned letter of the day.
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Tell me the story

 At different points in a story you read aloud, ask your child to recount what’s happened so far.
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