Family Connect (a website dedicated to helping parents of children with visual impairments) published an interesting article about helping all children develop early literacy skills. The article focuses on showing and explaining to children examples of written communication. One easy example is to explain why you are looking at the grocery list and then the aisle signs to your child. It could be simple, “We look at the list, then the sign,” or as complex “I’m looking at the list to see what we need. It looks like we need potatoes. Now I’m going to read the signs to find out which aisle the potatoes are in,” as you’d like it to be. Early literacy exposure is an essential component to children’s reading development. So check out this article to find out easy ways to help your child’s language development.
