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PRE-READING MILESTONES

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PRE-READING SKILLS

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RISK FACTORS

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Reading BrightStart! Screener

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Is your 3-, 4- or 5-year-old child on track to read? Find out now.

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POPULAR READING TOPICS

\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/articles-for-parents/help-child-learn-letter-names-sounds-fun-easy-tools.html\">Help Your Child Learn Letter Names and Sounds With Fun and Easy Tools</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/articles-for-parents/reading-health-related.html\">Reading and Health Are Related</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/articles-for-parents/what-if-i-have-a-concern.html\">What If I Have a Concern About My Child's Language Development?</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/articles-for-parents/building-language-and-pre-reading-skills-for-your-bilingual-child.html\">Building Language and Pre-Reading Skills for Your Bilingual Child</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/articles-for-parents/why-reading-with-children-is-important.html\">Why Reading With Children Is Important</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/articles-for-parents/does-my-child-have-dyslexia.html\">Does My Child Have Dyslexia?</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-7bfc9ef40b class=cmp-text>
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FEATURED ARTICLE

Does Your Kindergartner Struggle with Beginning Reading Skills?</p>\r\n"}} id=text-1fce7d7b66 class=cmp-text>

Does Your Kindergartner Struggle with Beginning Reading Skills?

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Reading BrightStart! Screener

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Is your 3-, 4- or 5-year-old child on track to read? Find out now.

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AT-HOME ACTIVITIES BY AGE

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FEATURED ACTIVITY

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Ball Begins With B!

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Reading BrightStart! Screener

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BOOKS BY AGE

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FEATURED BOOK

The Cow That Went OINK</p>\r\n"}} id=text-c1e1e296bb class=cmp-text>

The Cow That Went OINK

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Tools for Educators

Counting Words

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5-Year-Olds | Phonological Awareness
<b>Prep: None |&nbsp;Activity Time: 5 Minutes</b></p>\r\n<p>In this easy activity, your child will practice listening for individual words in sentences. During the preschool years, children become more aware of the sound units in spoken language. For example, they are learning about beginning sounds in words, that some words rhyme and that words can be broken down into syllables.&nbsp;</p>\r\n"}} id=text-f2ee0dd6ee class=cmp-text>

Prep: None | Activity Time: 5 Minutes

In this easy activity, your child will practice listening for individual words in sentences. During the preschool years, children become more aware of the sound units in spoken language. For example, they are learning about beginning sounds in words, that some words rhyme and that words can be broken down into syllables. 

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<b>Step 1:&nbsp;</b>Say a five- to six-word sentence to your child. For example, you might say:&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">&quot;I want cereal for breakfast.&quot;</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">or</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">&quot;I love to read books.&quot;</p>\r\n<p><b>Step 2:&nbsp;</b>Repeat the sentence and ask your child to clap once for each word. You might say:&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">&quot;Listen again to my sentence. Let’s clap once for each word in the sentence. I (clap) want (clap) cereal (clap) for (clap) breakfast (clap). We clapped five times because there are five words in my sentence.&quot;</p>\r\n<p><b>Step 3:&nbsp;</b>Continue with several more sentences. &nbsp;</p>\r\n"}} id=text-a0f7206c04 class=cmp-text>

Step 1: Say a five- to six-word sentence to your child. For example, you might say: 

"I want cereal for breakfast."

or

"I love to read books."

Step 2: Repeat the sentence and ask your child to clap once for each word. You might say: 

"Listen again to my sentence. Let’s clap once for each word in the sentence. I (clap) want (clap) cereal (clap) for (clap) breakfast (clap). We clapped five times because there are five words in my sentence."

Step 3: Continue with several more sentences.  

<b>Use shorter sentences of 3–4 words.</b> For example:&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&quot;I see Mommy.</p>\r\n<p>I like berries. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>I see the truck.&quot;</p>\r\n"}} id=text-4a853fe624 class=cmp-text>

Use shorter sentences of 3–4 words. For example: 

"I see Mommy.

I like berries.  

I see the truck."

<b>Ask your child to say a sentence and to clap once for each word in the sentence. </b></p>\r\n"}} id=text-96f545cf54 class=cmp-text>

Ask your child to say a sentence and to clap once for each word in the sentence.