| Do you ever stop to consider your child’s | | | | So how do toys such as puzzles, building blocks, |
| literacy or fine motor muscles? Although illiteracy | | | | and others, such as matching games, assist in the |
| is becoming less common these days, it is still a | | | | learning and development of your child’s |
| major concern, worldwide. If you’re like most | | | | preliteracy stages? By their stimulation, causing |
| parents, you probably read your children books, | | | | your child to look at and discriminate differences. |
| and encourage those old enough to read, to do so | | | | Taking the puzzle pieces and putting them |
| as well. Beyond reading to your child, encouraging | | | | together takes a lot of problem solving and fine |
| reading, you undoubtedly buy them books, and | | | | motor muscle usage when they are holding and |
| perhaps enroll your child in reading programs. | | | | assembling the pieces. Also children often have a |
| These are definitely excellent ways to facilitate | | | | hard time distinguish parts and putting them |
| your child’s ability to learn to read. But they | | | | together to make a whole. Puzzles provide a |
| are far from the least you can do to accomplish | | | | chance to practice this skill. Building blocks help |
| that goal. | | | | develop those little fingers so that when they |
| Did you know that hand to eye coordination is not | | | | begin writing they are not getting tired faster. |
| just a development that is important overall for a | | | | They are also great for pretend play which can |
| child, but is actually a necessary skill for learning | | | | help in many ways to prepare your child for the |
| our written language and your child’s fine | | | | parts of a story: beginning, middle and end. |
| motor muscle development? It ís true. One of | | | | While you may begin to rush out for more |
| the most important things to develop for a | | | | puzzles, and building blocks, or pretend play toys |
| child’s literacy and written skill is their hand to | | | | take a moment to consider the quality of those |
| eye coordination. So how can you help further | | | | you’re buying. If you’re going to go buy |
| their development of hand to eye coordination? | | | | some more toys to facilitate your child ís future |
| You might be surprised to find out it ís very | | | | literacy, take the extra time, and extra couple of |
| simple. As you know, children learn by playing, and | | | | dollars, and go ahead and get those which were |
| you already will certainly know that there is a | | | | designed to give a little extra learning boost. Find |
| plethora of learning and developmental toys. But | | | | toys that speak directly to the child and require |
| do you ever think about the learning and | | | | little explanation and then watch the child play and |
| developmental value of simple toys, such as | | | | trust that they are learning when given the right |
| puzzles, and building blocks?? | | | | tools and environment. |