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Getting Ready for School

Early Literacy

  • Preparing to Read and Write (1 page, 30 KB)
  • Children Learn Best Through Play (1 page, 257 KB)
  • Talk With Your Children (1 page, 15 KB)
  • Teach Your Children that Reading is Valuable and Fun (1 page, 15 KB)
  • Teach Me about Books (1 page, 15 KB)
  • Learning About Letters(1 page, 15 KB)
  • Nursery Rhymes are Good for the Brain (1 page, 15 KB)
  • Help me get ready to write (2 pages, 125 KB)
  • Telling Stories (1 page, 15 KB)

Early Math and Science

  • Make Time for Math (1 page, 333 KB)
  • Collections Teach Math (1 page, 53 KB)
  • Science in the Bath Tub (1 page, 59 KB)

Links to Related Websites

  • Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten? Helping Parents Decide
    by Gay Eastman, Ph.D
  • Wisconsin Public Library Early Learning Initiative (WI Dept of Public Instruction)
  • Launching into Literacy and Math
  • Reach Out and Read

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