Before toddlers ever use spoken words to communicate, they use their hands. Early physical imitation skills are the literal foundation for verbal speech. If a child can copy a physical gesture, they are building the neurological pathways needed to eventually copy a spoken word.
It is easy to view rhyming as just a fun game we play during storytime, but it is actually one of the earliest indicators of later reading success. Long before a child learns to connect a letter shape to a sound on a page, they have to be able to manipulate sounds in the air.
It is easy to view rhyming as just a fun game we play during storytime, but it is actually one of the earliest indicators of later reading success. Long before a child learns to connect a letter shape to a sound on a page, they have to be able to manipulate sounds in the air.
It is easy to view rhyming as just a fun game we play during storytime, but it is actually one of the earliest indicators of later reading success. Long before a child learns to connect a letter shape to a sound on a page, they have to be able to manipulate sounds in the air.
Children’s Book for Literacy Acquisition, ages 3-7 years
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Children’s Toy for executive functioning and communication development!