Handwriting

http://www.homeeducationresources.com/FREEhandwriting.htm


This is a website on handwriting printouts. I personally believe that handwriting helps some kids learn how to read. It teaches them that letters don't just make sounds. That you can put letters together to make words. When children do learn that the letters make words, it helps encourage them to read on there own. The worksheet I added below is an example of how the letters teach children to read.

Read 1000 Books Befor Kindergarten

I got this paper from school in my daughters bag the other day. It's called Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. This is for the library in Oskaloosa!


How long will it take to read 1,000 books?
* 1 book per day X 3 years = 1,000 books
* 10 books per week X 2 years = 1,040
* 3 books per day X 1 year - 1,095


Why is it important to read to young children?
Develpoing literacy skills begins at birth and continues throughout the toddler and preschool years. The best way to ensure a child has the skills necessary to learn to read is having someone read aloud to them.


How do we get started?
Fill out a registration card in the Oskaloosa Library for your 0-5 year old. You will receive a folder with directions and your first book log, 1-100. When the first log is filled, bring it to the library for a sticker and receive a second log. At 500 book mark, children earn a book. At the 1000 book mark, children earn a t-shirt.

By reading to your child, you can help your child to learn the following:

• Print Motivation
• Vocabulary
• Print Awareness
• Letter Knowledge
• Phonological Awareness
• Narrative Skills

I started to google this and I have seen that a lot of differnt states have been doing this. I have just heard about this program today. I think it is a good idea to encourage parents to read to their children and for the children to win prizes. I'm sure it makes the children want to there parents to read to them more so they can get another prize.

I SPY BOOKS BY JEAN MARZOLLO

http://www.jeanmarzollo.com/ispy/

This is a site i found of all the I Spy books that Jean Marzollo has made. I have gotten some of these books for my own children. I started off with ABC one and they loved it. Some of them are like a hidden objects game but for young childern. I believe that they help kids with there memory.