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Increasing learning

As adults, we tend to forget the day when we first started to learn to read. Many of us take for granted knowing how to read. There was a time when we first learned each letter of the alphabet and then we were taught the letter blends. Then before we knew it, we could read. Learning to read is a process with your little one but I do encourage daily reading every day with your little one. Find exciting books to read together and try to incorporate reading in everyday life. But today's post is all about increasing the vocabulary with your little one. Your little one's school should be doing this already but if they are not, here are some idea you could use:

1. SIGHT WORDS:

Sight words are my favourite aspect of learning when it comes to reading. Sight words are difficult to learn as they are words we use every day. We cannot sound them out but we recognize them by sight. Sight words are words like: one, every, could, etc. Write simple sentences using the sight words but highlight the sight word in the sentence so it stands out. When reading the sentence, emphasizing the word. Colour helps when learning to read sight words.

2. RHYME ME THIS:

Using basic words, see how many words your little one can come up with that rhyme with the word. This is a fun activity but take it a step further by reading lots of Dr. Seuss books to your little one.

3. SILLY SENTENCES:

This is for the advanced little ones, so if your child is 8 - 9 years old. Find silly words and have your little one make silly sentences. I love this as it encourages creativity and a bit of silliness in learning. Be sure to add the correct sentence structure when putting the sentences together and don't forget about the punctuation marks

4. SYNONYM AND ADJECTIVE WORDS:

Synonyms are words that are similar to one another. So the word large, a synonym will be big. Synonyms and Adjectives are for advanced readers. Adjectives are words that describe a noun. This would be: The little cat slept on the soft pillow. Encourage your little one to use more exciting words when writing sentences. More on this and how to stretch sentences at a later stage.

Happy learning! :)