General Information
Greenacre Nursery School, Bootle: Parents
Leading to Reading and Writing: Page 1
Talking together
Encourage your child to talk – not just one word answers, but at length. Let him tell you about his experiences during the day. Make special times for chatting – turn the TV off, and give him your undivided attention while he talks - and don’t forget to listen!
Looking at books and reading together
Young children love books, photograph albums, board books, picture books and catalogues. As they grow older, you can introduce other books suitable for their age and interests.
When you are looking at books together, talk about the pictures and what is happening. The pictures give children clues about what the printed words say.
Saying rhymes and singing songs together
Repeating traditional nursery rhymes helps children to learn new words, to distinguish sounds and to develop a good memory. Sing them together and see if she can fill in the last word of each line.
You can do action rhymes together – this helps hand and eye co-ordination, ready for controlling pencils and pens.
Children love to sing – don’t worry about singing in tune!
For example –
Humpty Dumpty; Hickory dickory dock; Twinkle twinkle little star; Goosey goosey gander; Three blind mice; Mary Mary quite contrary; Jack and Jill; The grand old Duke of York; Two little dicky birds; Round and round the garden; This little piggy; etc.