reading, literacy and your child
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http://www.cnkdigital.com/ - CNK Digital, creators of the award-winning ClickN KIDS Phonics program talks about the importance of literacy and reading for children. They also talk about the 5 essential early reading skills. A child's reading skills are important to their success in school and work. Reading can be a fun and imaginative activity that opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them.TRANSCRIPT
Empowering Parents. Inspiring kids.
Reading, Literacy and Your Child
Empowering Parents. Inspiring kids.
What is literacy? Literacy means being able to read and write.
Why is reading important A child's reading skills are important to their success in school and work. In addition, reading can be a fun and imaginative activity for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them. Reading and writing are important ways we use language to communicate.
Literacy & Reading
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Research has identified FIVE early reading skills that are all essential.
Phonemic awareness Phonics
Vocabulary Reading comprehension
Fluency (oral reading)
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Phonemic awareness Being able to hear, identify, and play with individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.
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Phonics Being able to connect the letters of written language with the sounds of spoken language.
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Vocabulary
The words kids need to know to communicate effectively.
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Reading Comprehension
Being able to understand and get meaning from what has been read.
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Fluency (oral reading)
Being able to read text accurately and quickly.