by Begin Learning Team | Aug 19, 2020 | Core Skills
What Are Reading Milestones? Reading is a big step in your child’s early development. Being able to independently dive into books — to feel the joy of reading on their own — is important for your child’s confidence. Knowing about reading milestones can help you help...
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by Begin Learning Team | Aug 3, 2020 | Core Skills
Research shows that for children to become enthusiastic, fluent readers, they need a firm grasp of phonics and the alphabetic code. That’s where phonological and phonemic awareness — the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds in words — come into play....
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by Begin Learning Team | Aug 3, 2020 | Core Skills
Reading is not a task that comes naturally for most children. Instead, they need to be taught to read. They won’t learn simply by looking at books or listening to adults read (even though few things are more valuable in raising a lifelong reader than reading to them...
by Begin Learning Team | Jul 28, 2020 | Core Skills
Let your child’s imagination run wild with this safari coloring page. Set Up Time: Under 5 min Activity Time: 20-30 min Mess Level: None What you need: This printable Crayons, markers, or colored pencils How to play: Color in the printable— let your imagination run...
by Begin Learning Team | Jul 27, 2020 | Character
Do you have a case of the Terrible (Two)sdays? Join HOMER’s Child and Family Development Coordinator, Rachel Kalkstein, as she guides a family yoga practice to turn that frown upside down (literally!) Skill Spotlight: Spatial awareness, gross motor...
