Reading and Writing go hand in hand and we will usually work on projects and activities
that involve both. Children will use their reading strategies to help them attack words in writing as well as in reading. The more children write the better children read.
Encourage your children to write at all times. Sometimes they will write random letters at first. That is OK to start! You can encourage them to stretch out the word and write the letters for the sounds they know. Also encourage them to use words in their environment that they recognize. Very young children will be able to recognize and read McDonald's or Dunkin Donuts early on. This is called reading Environmental Print and is an early stage of reading. This quick recognition of words they know is a great step towards reading fluently!
that involve both. Children will use their reading strategies to help them attack words in writing as well as in reading. The more children write the better children read.
Encourage your children to write at all times. Sometimes they will write random letters at first. That is OK to start! You can encourage them to stretch out the word and write the letters for the sounds they know. Also encourage them to use words in their environment that they recognize. Very young children will be able to recognize and read McDonald's or Dunkin Donuts early on. This is called reading Environmental Print and is an early stage of reading. This quick recognition of words they know is a great step towards reading fluently!
Here is a alphabet prezi you can use at home to practice the letter/keyword/sound relationship.
Here is another to practice which sound a picture begins with!