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Reading Readiness Skills

Teaching your kids to read may seem overwhelming. Where do you even start? Before your kids can learn to read, they need to know 5 Pre-Reading or Reading Readiness Skills.

Whether you are a parent, homeschooler, classroom teacher, or tutor, you can use the resources and activities below to help your kids learn how to read. So, let's get started!

5 Reading Readiness Skills:

~ Motivation to Read

~ Language Skills

~ Concepts of Print

~ Letter Knowledge

~ Phonemic Awareness

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  • Are you looking for a fun pre-writing activity for your kids to do this summer? Try these free Sun Tracing Worksheets! There are so many different ways to use these preschool worksheets- it's easy to differentiate for your kids. As they work work on tracing, your children will be working on a development skills that are important for pre-writers too. Click on the picture to get the free pre-writing worksheets for preschoolers! #prewriting #tracingworksheets #prewritingactivities #finemotorskills
  • It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G Shaw is a creative and imaginative book about clouds. Inspired by this simple picture book, these Spilt Milk Play Dough Mats are a fun sensory activity for kids and a creative way for them to use their minds and imaginations. There are 14 different shape mats and one where your kids can create their own picture. Click on the picture to get your free book-inspired play dough mats! #bookactivity #playdoughmat #sensoryactivity #sensoryplay #finemotorskills
  • Are your kids working on learning the ABC’s this summer? This Sun Letter Recognition Activity is an entertaining and engaging way for them to practicing identifying letters as they develop their fine motor skills too. This alphabet activity includes capital and lowercase letter suns and 3 different letter recording sheets. Click on the picture to get your free letter recognition printables for preschoolers or kindergartners! #letterrecognition #sensorybin #sensoryactivity #finemotorskills
  • Summer is the perfect time to play with play dough! Using these Sun Alphabet Play Dough Mats is not only a fun sensory activity for kids but a hands-on way for them to work on letter recognition and fine motor skills too. There are 3 different sets of sensory mats and a letter recording sheet. To make learning the ABC’s more fun, you can use other manipulatives too. Click on the picture to get your free letter play dough mats! #sensoryactivity #playdoughmats #letterrecognition #finemotorskills
  • Are you looking for a book-inspired, sensory activity? This Brown Bear Sensory Bottle is fun to play with after reading the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. Kids can count the bears and record data by using tally marks. They can work on their language skills by describing each bear too. Click on the picture to learn more about this sensory bottle & get the free printable Colorful Bears emergent reader! #sensorybottle #sensoryactivity #bookactivity.
  • Are you kids learning the ABC's? These Mouse & Cookie Letter Mats are a fun, hands-on way for kids to practice forming and writing lowercase and capital letters. This letter recognition activity is great for developing fine motor and pre-writing skills too. This sensory activity can be done independently or in a small group. Click on the picture to get this free alphabet activity for your preschoolers! #letterrecognitionactivity #alphabetactivity #ifyougiveamouseacookie #finemotorskills
  • It’s National Pick Strawberries Day! Celebrate with this Strawberry Letter Recognition Activity! For more fun, add the strawberries to a sensory bin so your kids can “pick” the berries. This alphabet activity is a fun, hands-on way for pre-readers to practice identifying lowercase and capital letters. Through this sensory activity, they will also work on developing their fine motor skills when they color or write the letters. #letterrecogntionactivity #sensorybin #sensoryplay #sensoryactivity
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