Once children learn to read words, it is important for them to practice reading those words again and again. Children soon learn that words they know are in many things we read.
What you'll need:
* A newspaper or magazine. A colored marker or highlighter. Scissors, a piece of paper, and paste or glue. A blank piece of paper.
What to do:
* Pick a page in the newspaper. Go through the page circling or highlighting words your child can read. Tell your child, "Today, we're going to find words so that you can make your own newspaper of words on this paper."
"In this game, you read the words I've marked. Each one you read, you cut out and glue onto this blank piece of paper. We'll add more words each day. Soon you'll have a full page of words you know from the newspaper."
READ*WRITE*NOW Activities for Reading and Writing Fun - May 1997
