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- Babies - introducing books and reading (Reading age 0–12 months) Start early and ignite your little one's love for reading, setting the stage for achieving successful reading milestones at their own pace.
- Toddlers and preschoolers - early reading milestones (Reading age 2–3) Toddlers and preschoolers thrive on interactive and enjoyable learning experiences.
- Starting school and early school-aged children (Reading age 4–6) Prepare your child for school with our multi-award winning program, covering all the skills needed for this age group's reading milestones.
- School-aged children - building on reading skills (Reading age 7–8) As children progress through primary school, developing reading fluency and comprehension becomes crucial.
- Infancy (Up to Age 1) learn that gestures and sounds communicate meaning. respond when spoken to. direct their attention to a person or object.
- Toddlers (Ages 1–3) answer questions about and identify objects in books — such as "Where's the cow?" or "What does the cow say?"
- Early Preschool (Age 3) explore books independently. listen to longer books that are read aloud. retell a familiar story. sing the alphabet song with prompting and cues.
- Late Preschool (Age 4) recognize familiar signs and labels, especially on signs and containers. recognize words that rhyme. name some of the letters of the alphabet (a good goal to strive for is 15–18 uppercase letters)
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Begin to reach for soft-covered books or board booksLook at and touch the pictures in booksRespond to a storybook by cooing or making soundsHelp turn pagesLook at pictures and name familiar items, like dog, cup, and babyAnswer questions about what they see in booksRecognize the covers of favorite booksRecite the words to favorite booksKnow the correct way to hold and handle a bookUnderstand that words are read from left to right and pages are read from top to bottomStart noticing words that rhymeRetell storiesMatch each letter to the sound it representsIdentify the beginning, middle, and ending sounds in spoken words like dog or sitSay new words by changing the beginning sound, like changing rat to satStart matching words they hear to words they see on the pageLearn spellingrulesKeep increasing the number of words they recognize by sightImprove reading speed and fluencyUse context clues to sound out and understand unfamiliar wordsIn third grade, move from learning to read to reading to learnAccurately read words with more than one syllableLearn about prefixes, suffixes, and root words, like those in helpful, helpless, and unhelpfulRead for different purposes (for enjoyment, to learn something new, to figure out directions, etc.)Keep expanding vocabulary and reading more complex textsAnalyze how characters develop, interact with each other, and advance the plotDetermine themes and analyze how they develop over the course of the textUse evidence from the text to support analysis of the textMay 4, 2020 · While any reading you do to your kid is beneficial, adding in a few simple techniques can help kids learn vocabulary faster and even encourage skills like empathy and self-control. Here’s an age-by-age guide to making story time even more enriching: Reading to a baby under a year.
Children as young as four years old learn to read and write in some countries, while elsewhere they don't start until seven. What's the best formula for lasting success?
Kids start to learn to read at different ages. Some kids need extra help learning how to read. Learning to read is a process that involves different language skills. It happens over time, so it’s hard to say exactly when kids learn to read.
Children begin to read simple sentences independently and can recognize a growing list of sight words. They start to grasp the structure of stories, identifying beginnings, middles, and ends, and can discuss the characters and main events.
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