: About Me

I live and work in southwestern Virginia. When I'm not working, I spend time with my husband, kids, and dog. I have always been taught to write what you know, so many of my articles will be about kids and family life. Like most writers, I dream big and try to live big as well.

My passion is ...

my family.

I know too much about ...

toddlers through Pre-K

Why I write ...

I'm too neurotic not to...

Education > Early Childhood Ed Goals and techniques for developing pre-reading skills

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For many parents, teaching your child to read is as daunting as it is rewarding. We know that reading is the foundation of the rest of our children's educational life, but we don't always know how to help them learn to read. Pre-reading skills are often taught in preschool, but not all children attend preschool, so what can we do to provide the much needed brain nourishment and ready our children to read? As soon as our babies are born, we sing to them. Silly songs, sweet songs, lullabies, and nursery rhymes grab our children's attention. They learn every word, memorize the tune and melody...

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