Barbara J. Feldman

For children ages 3 to 6 Listening for and saying sounds in words will help your child to learn that spoken words are made up of sounds, which gets him ready to match spoken sounds to written letters—an important first step toward becoming a reader. … [Read more...] about Match My Sounds

For children ages 3 to 6 Books that have no words, just beautiful pictures, invite you and your child to use your imaginations to make up your own stories to go with the pictures. … [Read more...] about A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

For children ages 2 to 6 Starting a home library for your child shows her how important books are. Having books of her own in a special place boosts the chance that your child will want to read even more. … [Read more...] about A Home for My Books

For children ages 2 to 6 Books with words or actions that appear over and over help your child to predict or tell what happens next. These are called "predictable" books. Your child will love to figure out the story in a predictable book! … [Read more...] about What Happens Next?

For children ages 2 to 6 Sharing the alphabet with your child helps her begin to recognize the shapes of letters and to link them with the sounds of spoken language. She will soon learn the difference between individual letters—what they look like and what they sound … [Read more...] about As Simple as ABC