During emergent literacy, children move through a series of stages while they are learning to write. The stages reflect a child's growing knowledge of the conventions of literacy, including letters, sounds and spacing of words within sentences. Almost every interaction in a child's world is preparing them to become a reader and writer. The stages are:
Read MoreHandwriting is one of the most important skills a young learner needs to master. Because handwriting is a basic tool used in so many areas — taking notes, taking tests, and doing homework — handwriting can have a huge effect on school performance, good OR bad.
Read MoreBy using tweezers to pick up pom pons, children are developing fine motor skills as well as their counting and sorting skills.
Read MoreSorting is an important skill for preschool-age children. It is a way to organize and make sense of their world. I just love watching a child wrap their brain around a pile of words, objects or pictures and try to make sense of it. Sorts lend themselves to some great implicit teaching moments. Implicit teaching means we give information or a problem to the child and allow them to come to their own conclusions, make connections, and moving backward into a learning skill.
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