Look for puzzles that contain words, letters, numbers, and pictures. Remember that handling puzzle pieces help your child master eye-hand coordination a valuable skill in learning to read from left to right and caring for and using books. Art Projects Creative art activities provide a story telling tool. Use a variety of materials like clay, paint, crayons, stamps, and throwaway items. Begin reading a story but help your child use picture clues to make up the ending.
Prediction is a pre-reading skill that helps with comprehension when the child begins to read.
You can re-tell a favorite story by making a flipbook. Four or five child-drawn pictures can be put in order and stapled together for hours of storytelling fun. Nested measuring cups, peg boards, shape blocks, and other manipulatives can help your child become a good reader. Nesting cups introduce the idea of putting things and events in order. Peg boards and shape blocks encourage children to group by many variables including color and shape.