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Creating Media

Creating Media

Season 2023 Episode 14
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Introducing Media to Kids

Introducing Media to Kids

Season 2023 Episode 15
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Using Print and Digital Books

Using Print and Digital Books

Season 2023 Episode 16
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Using Technology to Enhance Reading

Using Technology to Enhance Reading

Season 2023 Episode 17
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Math Media Literacy

Math Media Literacy

Season 2023 Episode 18
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Screen-Free Zones

Screen-Free Zones

Season 2023 Episode 19
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Making Screen Time Learning Time

Making Screen Time Learning Time

Season 2023 Episode 20
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Voice Recordings to Improve Reading

Voice Recordings to Improve Reading

Season 2023 Episode 23
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3D Printing and Literacy

3D Printing and Literacy

Season 2023 Episode 24
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Media Literacy

What's a 'Wonderbook'?

Season 2023 Episode 25
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Writing & Media Literacy

Writing & Media Literacy

Season 2023 Episode 26
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Creating a Family Media Use Plan

Creating a Family Media Use Plan

Season 2023 Episode 27
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Learning to Read

Interactive Games Using Tablets

Season 2023 Episode 13

The touch-based interface of tablets allows young children to interact with the digital world from an early age. This usage of digital media tools helps with the development of children's emergent literacy skills.

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Using Sensory Elements in Story
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This activity brings deeper engagement with a book with sensory elements and role playing.
Identifying Common Contractions
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This activity focuses on learning the predictable patterns used in common contractions.
Sight Words
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This fun activity teaches and reinforces common sight words to build reading fluency.
Authors and Illustrators
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This activity highlights the work that an author and illustrator do to build appreciation.
Completing the Lyric
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Young readers can practice spelling by learning the lyrics to their favorite songs.
Recognizing Signs
1:04
Practice spelling with names of stores your child recognizes the sign for.
Prepositions of place
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Practice prepositions with your child by visually representing them with cups and erasers.
Matching Antonyms
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Pairing simple words with their opposites is an easy way to increase a child's vocabulary.
Foreshadowing
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Ask a child to guess what will happen next when reading together to practice foreshadowing
Rhyming up the stairs
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Rhyming up the stairs is a fun way to quiz your child on word root families.
Language and Experience
1:04
Connect speech to the written word to help kids feel more comfortable reading and writing.
Shades of Meaning
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Kids can differentiate similar verbs by using a concept called shades of meaning.
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