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Helping Your Preschool Child |
The first five years of a child's life are a time of tremendous
physical, emotional, social and cognitive growth. Children enter the
world with many needs in order to grow: love, nutrition, health, social
and emotional security and stimulation in the important skills that
prepare them for school success. Children also enter the world with a
great capacity to learn.
Research shows clearly that children are more likely to succeed in
learning when their families actively support them. Families who involve
their children in activities that allow the children to talk, explore,
experiment and wonder show that learning is both enjoyable and
important. They motivate their children to take pleasure in learning and
to want to learn more. They prepare them to be successful in school-and
in life. There is a strong connection between the development a child
undergoes early in life and the level of success that the child will
experience later in life. When young children are provided an
environment rich in language and literacy interactions and full of
opportunities to listen to and use language constantly, they can begin
to acquire the essential building blocks for learning how to read. A
child who enters school without these skills runs a significant risk of
starting behind and staying behind.
You and your family help to create this critical foundation by talking,
listening and reading to your child every day and by showing your child
that you value learning and education.
Information source: U.S. Department of Education - Helping Your Preschool Child |
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