After children know letter-sounds and can read short words, they can begin to write the words they read. Spelling out words strengthens children's reading skills.
What you'll need:
* A set of pictures of objects that are familiar to your child and have names that are easy to spell (sun, man, dog, cat, fan, rug). These can be cut from magazines. Colored markers, pens or pencils, and paper.
What to do:
* Put the pictures face down in the middle of the table. Your child selects the top picture, names the picture, and then spells the word.
If your child misses a letter, have him or her sound out the word and try again to spell it. You may need to write the word for your child before the child names the object and tries to spell the word for it again.
READ*WRITE*NOW Activities for Reading and Writing Fun - May 1997
