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Jumpstart your toddler’s education
Whether your child goes to a day-care center or other provider
during the days or you’re one of those lucky parents who can be
home with their child, as the parent you will play the most
important role in that child’s early education. Here are some
tips to help jumpstart their learning.
1. Choose children’s books with large print words and extremely
clear pictures.
This will help your child to understand what they are seeing and
to learn to read words. Many children's books have very small
words and very complicated pictures
2. Buy alphabet letters for bathtub use and make a new word
every time your child is in the bathtub. Buy magnetic ones for
refrigerator.
Your child will begin to make the connection between spoken and
written language.
3. Read to your child every day.
Read with emotional expression, as if you were in a dramatic
play.
4. Use repetition.
Some parents get frustrated when a child wants a book read three
times in a row, but this is an essential part of how children
process information.
5. Purchase computer software for toddlers.
The software will often employ keyboard skills, since it is
difficult for many children to use a mouse before the age of two
and a half.
6. Purchase early learning materials.
There are books, videos, cassettes, and learning materials to
teach your toddler how to read, how to do math, and how to gain
encyclopedic knowledge.
7. Purchase computer software for toddlers.
The software will often employ keyboard skills, since it is
difficult for many children to use a mouse before the age of two
and a half.
8. Remember that your child's physical education is directly
linked to his academic education.
Research shows that brain development is directly linked to
physical activity, such as crawling before the age of one
Toddlers have a greater ability to acquire new skills and
information than children who are 5, 6, or 7 years old. Research
indicates that introducing reading, language, and math skills in
the toddler years may make school success come more easily to
your child for years to come.
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