Read to your child for 15 minutes each day! What to do while reading... *Talk about the important parts of the story: what happened at the beginning, the middle and the end *Talk about where the story takes place *Talk about what the problem is in the story...and how it gets solved *Have your child retell the story in his/her own words Other great things to do: *Practice letter sounds *Practice short vowel sounds *Practice high frequency words (please let me know if you need a new list!) *Practice zipping! *Practice tying shoes!