| Speaking and talking are very important aspects | | | | following with your child or children. Go to a |
| of literacy activities for kids. The Learning Well | | | | historical place and ask six questions beginning with |
| has a motto;" Speak to Learn". Questioning and | | | | the six words. " |
| answering those questions is totally relevant to | | | | |
| this and literacy activities. | | | | What happened here? |
| Do your kids use the 'WHY' question all the time? | | | | |
| Why is it like this? Why is it like that? | | | | Where did the people come from who came |
| | | | | here? |
| Children naturally want to ask questions because | | | | |
| they want to know the answers. | | | | When did people live here? |
| Luckily questions are to secret to improving ability | | | | How did they live here? |
| when you engage in literacy activities for kids. | | | | |
| | | | | Why don't people live here anymore? |
| Understanding what questions to ask will benefit | | | | |
| your kids. | | | | Who lived here? |
| Questions are good from two aspects. | | | | |
| "They help learning and increase children's | | | | If you ask the questions your children will look for |
| enthusiasm for learning. " | | | | the answers. |
| | | | | When it comes to literacy activities for kids using |
| What is it about a question that is so great? As | | | | questions is vital in helping them progress. |
| soon as you ask a question the mind focuses on | | | | You can improve your kid's literacy abilities by |
| the answer. This is great for carrying out literacy | | | | helping them understand by giving the background |
| activities for kids. | | | | to the questions. The background may even help |
| Thinking is all about posing questions and receiving | | | | create the questions. |
| answers. | | | | |
| | | | | Involving yourself in literacy activities for kids is |
| "Here is a saying coined at The Learning Well; | | | | easy because you are an expert at questions. |
| "Good questions, good answers, good life"." | | | | This involvement is an opportunity for you to |
| "What we can take from it is that using good | | | | encourage the practice of asking good questions |
| questions lead to good answers which results in | | | | in order to get to those good answers. |
| improved literacy activities for kids." | | | | |
| Well known educationalist Phil Rice is of the view | | | | "The habit of asking better questions leads to |
| that; "All knowledge is the answer to a question". | | | | better answers and therefore better literacy |
| | | | | activities for kids." |
| "So, what questions is it best to ask? " | | | | |
| | | | | When considering literacy activities for kids asking |
| "I list them in this order; What, where, when, | | | | and answering better questions and speaking are |
| how, why, who?" | | | | all about improving literacy and is summed up by |
| | | | | the motto; "Speak to Learn". |
| "For an example of using them, why not try the | | | | |