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Welcome to today’s #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We’re joined today by Understood founding partner @ReadingRockets to discuss how to launch young readers with early #literacy.
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Welcome to today’s #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We’re joined today by Understood founding partner ReadingRockets to discuss how to launch young readers with early #literacy. https://t.co/s0v8CZ6U03
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Welcome to today’s #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We’re joined today by Understood founding partner ReadingRockets to discuss how to launch young readers with early #literacy. https://t.co/S4vdWADDaG via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A1: New study from MIT, Harvard & Penn: one of the most important things we can do to stimulate a child’s early brain development is also one of the simplest: talk. #ldchat
RT RT ReadingRockets: A1: Expose kids from a very early age to a rich soup of language and words and text (in every form) #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A1: One way to encourage kids to build their literacy skills is to give them voice and choice when they are selecting books to read. Here is a blog post that @TechNinjaTodd just wrote on this topic. #ldchathttps://t.co/QIilbZl9XP
I had a special interaction with a 3rd grader today and a book he borrowed from me. So I had to write about it.
“Tattered Pages”
https://t.co/d8bQPnPrm3
cc @getnicced
UnderstoodOrg: RT ReadingRockets: A1: New study from MIT, Harvard & Penn: one of the most important things we can do to stimulate a child’s early brain development is also one of the simplest: talk. #ldchat
UnderstoodOrg: RT ReadingRockets: A2: Some children really respond to poetry. Try Jack Prelutsky, Mary Ann Hoberman, Marilyn Singer, Kwame Alexander, Janet Wong. #ldchat
RT RT ReadingRockets: A1: New study from MIT, Harvard & Penn: one of the most important things we can do to stimulate a child’s early brain development is also one of the simplest: talk. #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT RT ReadingRockets: A2: Some children really respond to poetry. Try Jack Prelutsky, Mary Ann Hoberman, Marilyn Singer, Kwame Alexander, Janet Wong. #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT RT ReadingRockets: A2: Create a special place at home for your child’s books, as well as some special nooks for quiet, cozy reading. Be inventive! #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A2: With children in the birth to three age range, taking turns during conversations as well as book read alouds are great ways to develop reading skills. #ldchathttps://t.co/hV3QjW70YB
New study from MIT, Harvard & Penn: one of the most important things we can do to stimulate a child’s early brain development is also one of the simplest: talk. https://t.co/1Id5X3GpD1
A2. In other countries, not only do kids learn the alphabet, they learn IPA. It is a lost science in the US, but it helps not only with primary language but foreign language acquisition. #LDchat
UnderstoodOrg: RT ReadingRockets: A2: Create a special place at home for your child’s books, as well as some special nooks for quiet, cozy reading. Be inventive! #ldchat
UnderstoodOrg: RT lisaklipfel: A2. Playing oral language. Finding words that begin/end with the same phoneme. Make up word by deleting last/medial phoneme. #LDchat
UnderstoodOrg: RT ReadingRockets: A2: Cut out pictures from a magazine, find pictures whose names start with the initial sound (e.g., f-f-f-f-ish, /f-f-f-f/, fish). #ldchat
A1 explore reading together, you can make it fun too. Explore where you are going on vacation. Have a cook? Explore recipes and gardening. Let them feel the joy of literacy #ldchat
A2: Make reading part of your daily routine. Make it a special time to snuggle with your little one. Read the text or just talk about the pictures. Remember that it's ok to not read the whole thing if your little one isn't ready to sit still that long. #LDchat
RT RT lisaklipfel: A2. Playing oral language. Finding words that begin/end with the same phoneme. Make up word by deleting last/medial phoneme. #LDchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT RT ReadingRockets: A2: Cut out pictures from a magazine, find pictures whose names start with the initial sound (e.g., f-f-f-f-ish, /f-f-f-f/, fish). #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT Welcome to everyone just joining us! Please look below in the feed for the first two questions. We'd love to hear your insights! #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A2: for parents the easiest way is to model, let your children see you reading books for pleasure. Have a variety of picture books for them to explore and talk about. Lots of read aloud #ldchat
Sarah from Florida State, and graduate student with the Florida Center for Reading Research. My main focus is on dyslexia and assistive technology. Glad to see this chat today. #LDchat
UnderstoodOrg: Welcome to everyone just joining us! Please look below in the feed for the first two questions. We'd love to hear your insights! #ldchat
UnderstoodOrg: Q3. Why is shared reading an important method to help promote the development of #literacy skills in young kids? #ldchathttps://t.co/QTyWLr3iLg
A2: Making reading something fun. Treasure hunt for words in assigned readings. Word search for words not understood or hard to read. Taking turns reading between child and family members #LDchat
A3: Shared reading models language and vocabulary that are beyond what the child is able to read on his own. It also builds background knowledge which is critical as children start school and for grade level reading. #ldchat
Books with rhymes and repeated sounds are fun and entertaining for young kids, and they can help develop phonological awareness. #literacy#ldchathttps://t.co/99sLneBHMU
A3: Shared reading is a great way for parents, guardians, and caregivers to help a child develop SES. Strong SES help a child to develop literacy skills as well as other skills. #ldchat
RT RT PegMuehlenkamp: A3: Shared reading models language and vocabulary that are beyond what the child is able to read on his own. It also builds background knowledge which is critical as children start school and for grade level reading. #ldchathttps://t.co/MqNFRS3IeM via Und…
RT Books with rhymes and repeated sounds are fun and entertaining for young kids, and they can help develop phonological awareness. #literacy#ldchathttps://t.co/KVLfQfrrTh via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A3: shared reading provides a space where children can feel confident and take risks as they read. Also, it’s a wonderful way to teach phonics, print conventions, fluency and comprehension skills with one book (teach for transfer) The key is consistency and planning #ldchat
Q4. Other than traditional books, what are some forms of written text that might help get kids interested in reading, and why might they be effective? #literacy#ldchat
UnderstoodOrg: Books with rhymes and repeated sounds are fun and entertaining for young kids, and they can help develop phonological awareness. #literacy#ldchathttps://t.co/VXXsUdDYxA
UnderstoodOrg: Q4. Other than traditional books, what are some forms of written text that might help get kids interested in reading, and why might they be effective? #literacy#ldchathttps://t.co/h0jd6adJa3
UnderstoodOrg: RT ReadingRockets: A4: Museum and zoo trips — lots of signage to read and talk about, and it can lead to the library to learn more. #ldchat
A3: I do not conduct research in this area but this new paper is interesting. Here is a link to research about the psychosocial effects of parent-child book reading.
https://t.co/yLZbzPPUhp#ldchat
RT Q4. Other than traditional books, what are some forms of written text that might help get kids interested in reading, and why might they be effective? #literacy#ldchathttps://t.co/ZIiUYOdkXQ via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT RT ReadingRockets: A4: Museum and zoo trips — lots of signage to read and talk about, and it can lead to the library to learn more. #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT RT paulafrank07: UnderstoodOrg I started with Sunday comics and followed my favorites in the weekly paper. Today you have Graphic novels of the original novel #LDchat#literacy via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT RT ReadingRockets: A4: Cooking together involves looking up recipes, making a grocery list, finding the ingredients, then following the recipe as you cook! #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A4: Reading and talking about environmental text found in stores and other places in a community is a great way to get children excited about and interested in reading words. #ldchat#BirthToThree#ECE
A4. Find their interest, my son likes to hunt so we read magazine and online about hunter safety and ways tot improve his skills. He know the ODW manual very well he can answer almost any question about a season. #ldchat
