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Preschool Education: Why Should You Care About Preschool Learning? Preschool education is a hot topic among parents and early childhood educators today. If you are the parent of a preschooler (or younger child) you need to ask yourself why you should care about preschool learning. There are three key reasons why you should not only concern yourself with your child's preschool education but become actively involved in it as well. First, you must remember that preschool education is the foundation for your child's education. The skills and ... Learning To Read: How Do You Raise A Reader? How do children learn to read? How do you raise your child to be a reader? The process of learning to read is a mystery to most parents. We can read but have few (if any) memories of how we learned to read. We know learning to read is one of the most important steps are young children will take toward success in school and life. We want to help but we don't know how. There are five simple ways you can help make your child a reader and you can start with young toddlers or u... Family Fun: Why You Should Learn Magic Tricks To Perform Your Own Magic Show If you are looking for family fun then you should consider learning some free magic tricks. Perhaps with some practice you could even put on your own magic show. There are three good reasons why you should learn magic tricks: it is a great way to entertain your family at home and it is a great stress reliever, children love magic and illusion, and it can really save you money. First, learning magic tricks and magic illusions could be a fun and relaxing hobby. We all know t... Family Fun: Why You Should Take Your Family Camping If you are looking for family fun then you should take your family camping. When I was a kid my parents took me on vacations all up and down the Eastern Seaboard. We spent time on the Atlantic Ocean and numerous smaller bodies of water as well as various spots along the St. Lawrence Seaway. We visited many U.S. states and Canadian provinces. My family was not, and still is not, rich but could afford such varied and far-flung vacations because of camping. If you have not befo... Reading Programs: Word Families Are An Important Part Of How To Teach Reading What makes a good reader? How do you teach reading? What skills and strategies are important to aid reading fluency? These questions have haunted the parents of young children for decades but while learning to read is a long, complex process there are many easy and fun techniques parents can use to help their child learn to read. One of these important strategies is word families. Research shows that strong readers are able to decode new words by comparing them to kn... Parenting Advice: A Walk In The Park Today when I picked up my son from school we did not go home or run errands. Instead we headed to our local park and went for a walk. Well, truthfully, I walked and he rode his scooter. Sometimes when we take a walk in the park he rides his bike. That is not important. What is important is that we are outside doing something active together. There are three good reasons why you should take your child for a walk in the park. An important reason for taking regular walks with... Reading Programs: Does Your Child Need One To Learn To Read? Reading programs are everywhere. You can find books, tapes, videos, and online programs. If you live in a city there is likely a tutorial program available as well. As a parent you know that learning to read is one of the most important skills your child will have to master in early childhood and you feel rather overwhelmed by the challenge. It is only natural to think it would be a lot easier to buy a program and use it to teach your child to read. However there are two b... Preschool Activities: Use Snacks And Crafts To Teach Abcs Everyone knows that it is important to teach children the letters of the alphabet. After all, it is clearly an important building block for learning to read and other early education milestones. Even children who know their alphabet need to be regularly reminded and challenged with the letters in various order. The challenge is finding a way to teach preschoolers that is both effective and fun. Most early childhood educators do not recommend buying flashcards or expensi... Are You Working On Your Child's Sight Vocabulary? What is sight vocabulary? While many words in the English language can be read by emerging readers through various decoding skills or represented by picture, there are some words that simply must be learned by sight. In order to become a reader, your child must be able to instantly recognize these "sight words". Also known as "service words" these words are pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs which cannot be learned through the use of pictu... What Are Word Families And Why Are They An Important Reading Strategy When we consider all the elements that go into becoming a skilled reader it seems a monumental task and yet some how young children learn the many different decoding skills necessary to them and most become proficient readers within the first few years of school. However not all young children learn to read with ease and even those who will eventually succeed face struggles on the road to success. One easy way that parents can help smooth the path to reading success for th... Are You Failing Your Child? Now that Noah is a month into kindergarten I am happy to report that he loves it and is thriving. Every morning he pops out of bed eager and ready to go to school. On the weekends he actually misses school although he does enjoy the opportunity to sleep in. When I drop him off in the morning he quickly switches into school mode. When I pick him up at the end of the school day he is excited to share all his news of the day including what he learned, what happened in class and ... Prepare Your New Kindergartner For The Big Day My son is only days away from his first day of kindergarten. He is excited but a little nervous. I am confident that he will be able to start off his public school career with a bang and not a whimper because I have done a great deal to prepare him for this exciting new event. Granted my child has a head start over some kindergarten students because he attended preschool, but even so I took five key steps to help him make the transition to a new school, new teacher, and ne... What Your Child Can Learn From The Power Rangers (And You Can Too) I am the mother of a five-year-old American boy who occasionally watches television. This means that we are now members of the Power Ranger Cult. I admit when I was first exposed to these multi-colored heroes I was more than a little disdainful. I did much to dissuade my son from his attachment, but it was pretty difficult to counteract the spell of the warrior-teens, their paleontologist leader, and dinosaur helpers. As time went on, new generations of Power Rangers came int... Use Food To Teach Your Child The Alphabet Teaching your young child the alphabet should be a high priority. Your child should not wait until preschool or kindergarten to learn their letters. Knowledge of their ABCs is one of the prime indicators of reading success for children. When you work on the alphabet with your child, make sure the child can recognize all the letters of the alphabet both in order and out of sequence plus both upper and lower case. In addition, as the child grows more comfortable with the let... Does Your Child Need To Go To Preschool? There is a simple answer to this complex question. No. Children don't need preschool to gain admission to kindergarten or to succeed in life. In fact, the wrong preschool experience could potentially set a child back by creating a negative perception of school, learning, and socializing. However the right preschool experience can give a child a headstart academically and socially over peers without preschool. In order to make the right choice for your child you need to ... How Can You Build Your Child's Self Esteem? As parents we know that building our child's sense of self esteem is important. Child development specialists tell us so. However knowing it is important is not the same as knowing how to give your child a strong sense of self worth. There is no simple strategy but there are several effective techniques parents can use to help boost self esteem in their child. Let Them Know Their Value The most important strategy is to show and tell your child how much you value him and... Strengthen Your Child's Self Esteem Most parents want their children to have a healthy sense of self-esteem and many believe that low self-esteem lies at the bottom of many of society's problems. Even though self-esteem has been studied for decades, its precise nature and development is still subject to debate. However, child development experts generally agree that parents and other adults who are important to children play a major role in laying a solid foundation for a child's self esteem development. ... Boost Your Child's Self-Esteem Many people have a strong opinion on the importance of self-esteem in children. Some people have a negative opinion and believe too much emphasis is placed on self-esteem today. Other's believe strongly that self-esteem development is crucial in children. The truth is that both parties have a share in the truth. There is probably too much emphasis on self-esteem today and self-esteem development is crucial. However middle ground can be found between the two groups. The emp... What To Do When Your Child Acts Up Every parent has been there. Your usually angelic (or at least moderately well behaved) child is suddenly intractable, full of rage, or even engaged in a full-blown temper tantrum. Worse, your usual discipline measures don't even make a dent in the attitude or anger. What to do? First of all it is important to gain some modicum of control. If you can't get your child under control and you are in a public place then remove yourselves from the public eye. If you are home sen... Three Keys To Teaching Your Child The Alphabet Learning the alphabet is a key part of your child's education especially when it comes to learning to read and write. It is important that children learn not only to recite the letters in order, but also to recognize letters out of sequence. In addition, after mastering basic recognition, children will need to learn the sounds each letter represents and how to write it. While many parents recognize how important learning the alphabet is to their child they are not always s... Is Your Child Ready For Preschool? Many parents enroll their children in preschool programs without considering whether or not their child is really ready for preschool. Many parents are eager to give their child a head start in the race to educational success so children are starting preschool at younger ages. However, enrolling your child too early in preschool can cause long-term problems with your child's education rather than giving the head start you intended. How can you judge whether or not your chi...

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