Encouraging Your Early Reader Story

Encouraging Your Early Reader

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I love using creative supplemental ideas to encourage my kids as they begin to show an interest in reading!

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Try taking your kids outside and letting them “copy” sight words from flashcards by writing the words on the ground with sidewalk chalk or by “painting” them on the ground with a paintbrush and water.

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SWIPE UP TO LEARN MORE!

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