Children 0-4
Read aloud and point to pictures.
Sing and clap with your baby.
Write and scribble with your baby.
Play and dance with your baby.
Milestones for early learners:
- 6-12 months: likes and wants to hear your voice
- 12-24 months: names pictures, follows simple stories
- 2 to 3 years: likes the same book again and again
- 3 to 4 years: recites whole phrases from books
- 4 to 5 years: can listen longer
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School-Aged
Read aloud!
Talk about what you're reading.
Read anything and everything, from books to maps to snack boxes.
Siblings can help: have them read to each other.
- How can I tell where my child is now?
- Test results. 3 times a year, your child is given the DIBELS, TRC, and iReady tests by their school, and you will be given the results. You will also be give the PARCC test results.
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Adults
Call the Adult Literacy Hotline
Tell stories
Make up stories using pictures in a book
Visit library with your child for activities including Mother Goose on Loose and Pajama Story time.
Have older Children read to you.
Listen to a book on tape.
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Whole Family
Read Aloud
Talk about what you're reading.
Siblings can read to each other
Tell stories
Reading is everywhere - read anything from maps to snack boxes.
Visit your local Pratt Library with your child for activities including Mother Goose on the Loose and Pajama Story-time.
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