The Parent Channel offers advice for developing your child's reading readiness. All DiscoverySchool Students Teachers Parents Getting Your Child Ready to Read by Cristina Latici, M.S.Ed.
Young children start developing literacy skills long before they can actually read.
Here are some concrete ways you can support your child's emerging reading skills. Make written language an everyday, organic, and meaningful experience. Most children learn to read by being read to and exposed to the printed word in their daily lives. Together, generate a grocery list and write the words in big block letters. 2000 Discovery Communications, Inc.