ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝟙 𝕋𝔼𝔸ℂℍ 𝔸 ℂℍ𝕀𝕃𝔻 𝕋𝕆 ℝ𝔼𝔸𝔻 𝕀ℕ 𝟙 𝔼𝔸𝕊𝕐 𝕊𝕋𝔼ℙ!

(𝕁𝕂- 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 ℝ𝔼𝔸𝔻 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞!)

that was click bait-ey … but hear me out!

Have you ever seen a commercial or ad offering a system to “teach a baby to read!”?

I would have to imagine that anyone who has … may have rolled their eyes at the idea … thought to themselves “when would I have time for that!” … or due to the typical high cost of these programs- overlooked the idea due to general inaccessibility from price.

I myself had a mix of all 3 of those reactions the 1st time I saw these advertisements- & that … + my LOVE of reading + March being Read Across America month – as well as the celebration of the infamous Dr. Seuss’s birthday … is what has inspired this post!

In the spirit of the month long celebration of LITERACY this will be a 4 part series…

ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝟙

Teach a Child to Read in 1 Easy Step! JK Just READ with them!
ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝟚

Read & Write: Literacy for Life!
ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝟛

5 Developmental Domains to teach LITERACY!
ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝟜

Play is the Work of the Child – LITERACY

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An important premise of the Mindset Movement Caregiving approach 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜𝟙𝟘𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕕 stands for is the following:

Literacy is one of the most precious … highly necessary … distinguished, evolved, & now often under appreciated tasks of higher human cognitive function.

Literacy is a vast & impactful world for children & adults alike.

When working with young children – caregivers are able to invest their thoughts & time towards:

Preparing & maintaining appropriate care environments,
Organizing, up keeping, & presenting a variety of materials & manipulatives,
Engaging an appropriate balance of adult intervention & child led exploration.

There is a book, a song, a lesson, an art project, & 100 parents & teachers on social media who are willing to share advice & ideas for FREE.

So the message of ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝟙 in this month long Literacy thought series is simply to get busy reading with children! (AKA – Do not overcomplicate starting to “Teach Your Baby to Read!”)

Start by finding enjoyable content for yourself to consume, & then find engaging content to share with the children you interact with!

How do you start a print & language rich habit, home, & world view approach?

You START ON PAGE 1!

Here is the BEST PART – when caregivers invest themselves into the thought of who, what, where, when, why, & how of what they are doing with children- they so quickly realize that the key to educational caregiving is modeling the journey to be your best self – so that a child learns by example to do the same.

Let me sum it up with a list of a few of my favorite literacy lesson takeaways for children!