| It really makes no sense to reinvent the wheel. | | | | keep it fun for your child. |
| Consider that other parents and educators have | | | | Play With Flash Cards |
| gone before you and successfully taught their | | | | Flash cards are the number one most used tool |
| toddlers to read. They have figured out what | | | | to teach toddlers to read. They are also the |
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| compiled these instructions and materials together | | | | through your reading kit and take out a small |
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| ready-made reading program for your toddler. | | | | times each day. Always shuffle your flash cards |
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| toddlers to read without becoming an expert on | | | | This will keep the program random and interesting |
| the subject yourself. It is important to learn from | | | | for you child. They can easily memorize the order |
| others what works best, because most people do | | | | of the words if they never change. Flip the cards |
| not wish to consume themselves with learning all | | | | over after each word and spend a moment |
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| read. | | | | your toddler. This is a very enjoyable process for |
| Use the Instructions to Learn What Works | | | | many toddlers. |
| Your toddler reading program most certainly | | | | Make TV Time Teaching Time |
| includes instructions on how to get started. These | | | | Imagine that your toddler can be learning to read |
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| Adapt the Instructions For Best Results | | | | The most important rule of early childhood |
| Do not consider the instructions to be laws that | | | | education is to always have fun. If your toddler is |
| cannot be broken. They are meant strictly as a | | | | not enjoying a particular activity you should stop |
| guide and can be adapted according to your child. | | | | immediately. You can try the activity again at |
| No two children will be the same and some will | | | | another time or choose a new activity. Toddlers |
| enjoy longer sessions while others may thrive on | | | | are very curious and love to learn but we must |
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