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Foundations for reading
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Cozy Corner
Find a quiet area in your home where your child can reach a few books and look
at them on his own. Choose board, cloth, plastic, and other sturdy books with
pictures of familiar objects and few words.
Put some cushions, pillows, or a comfortable chair there. Add a blanket and a
favorite cuddly toy to make the area cozy.
Every day, spend some time reading with your child but make this a special place
where he can “read” whenever he chooses.
Change the books from time to time.
My Favorite Toys
Find pictures of toys that are familiar to your child. Look through toy catalogs,
junk mail, and colorful newspaper and magazine ads to find them.
Cut out the pictures and glue them onto cardboard “pages”. Glue one or two
pictures per page. Cover each page with clear contact paper.
Punch holes on the left side of each page and tie the pages together with yarn.
Make books with different themes such as animals, toys with wheels, and babies.
Put the books in your child’s special reading place.
Flip Flaps
This is a variation on the “My Favorite Toys” activity above.
You will need squares of colorful fabric a little bit smaller than the cardboard
pages and glue.
Make “flaps” to cover the pictures in one of the books by gluing the top edge of
a fabric square to each page.
Show your child how to look under the flaps to see the pictures.
Point to each picture as you name it and encourage her to do the same.
Put the book in her special book place.