Read more: New York Times May 12, 2014 Research links the value of reading. – – – Explore: Albert Shanker Institute’s . 6. What are the foundational skills that children need in order to be ready to learn to read and write? or the foundational skills for reading, prepare a child to begin to read on their “Reading own. Thinking, language and physical skills all contribute to the readiness of a child: Thinking Skills Physical Skills Language Skills attention- ability to tune out healthy body physical strong base in – distractions stamina language organization visual tracking scan listening – across the page motivation curiosity speaking – fine motor skills hold a book – remember sounds and images and turn pages, hold a pencil awareness of speech sounds (phonemic differentiate or see differences awareness) between different sounds and images vocabulary critical thinking problem language structure – solving background knowledge creativity and imagination pool of mental images Suggestions:
Read more: New York Times – May 12, 2014 – Research links – the value of reading. Explore: Albert Shanker Institute’s . 6. What are the foundational skills that children need in order to be ready to learn to read and write? “Reading or the foundational skills for reading, prepare a child to begin to read on their own. Thinking, language and physical skills all contribute to the readiness of a child: Thinking Skills Physical Skills Language Skills attention- ability to tune out distractions organization motivation – curiosity remember sounds and images differentiate or see differences between different sounds and images critical thinking – problem solving background knowledge creativity and imagination pool of mental images healthy body – physical stamina visual tracking – scan across the page fine motor skills – hold a book and turn pages, hold a pencil strong base in language listening speaking awareness of speech sounds (phonemic awareness) vocabulary language structure Suggestions:
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