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Writing Lyrics | Learning to Read | NPT3

Season 2021 Episode 6

Music can be a great way to engage your child in reading and writing. Try writing lyrics with them and see what happens. Writing down and revising lyrics is an exercise that can help with rhyming, alliteration and making edits in real time.

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Performance Story Time
1:04
Watching a story performed transforms text into an engaging multisensory experience.
Using Sensory Elements in Story
1:04
This activity brings deeper engagement with a book with sensory elements and role playing.
Identifying Common Contractions
1:04
This activity focuses on learning the predictable patterns used in common contractions.
Sight Words
1:04
This fun activity teaches and reinforces common sight words to build reading fluency.
Authors and Illustrators
1:04
This activity highlights the work that an author and illustrator do to build appreciation.
Mystery Inferencing
1:04
This activity practices drawing conclusions based on evidence within a story.
Dictionary Word Roulette
1:04
To build vocabulary, an adult and child can use a dictionary to find a new word to learn.
Letter Writing
1:04
This activity helps a child express their fondness for someone by writing them a letter.
Reading with Intonation
1:04
This activity demonstrates the importance of tone in reading to convey various emotions.
Assisted Storytelling
1:04
This activity helps children create a story using a character and setting from a book.\
Comparing and Contrasting 2 Texts
1:04
To recognize story elements, a child reads two books noting similarities and differences.
Completing the Lyric
1:04
Young readers can practice spelling by learning the lyrics to their favorite songs.
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