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2. Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day! - U.S. Department of ...

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   Encourage back-and-forth exchanges. • Tune into children’s interests and experiences and talk about them. • Take turns communicating. • Show that you are interested in what they are doing and listening to what they say. • Provide time for children to respond. 3. Invite children to talk about what they are doing.

3. Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day! - U.S. Department of ...

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   The more you engage with babies and toddlers in this way, the more they learn to understand and use new words and concepts. Below are some tips for talking with babies and toddlers and engaging in high-quality back-and-forth interactions. Move to the child’s level and make eye contact. Mirror the child’s tone.

4. Teaching Math to Young Children - Institute of Education Sciences

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   Use introductory activities, observations, and assessments to determine each child’s existing math knowledge, or the level of understanding or skill he or she has reached on a develop - mental progression. • Tailor instruction to each child’s needs, and relate new ideas to his or her existing knowledge. •

5. PERSONAL SAFETY FOR CHILDREN - U.S. Department of Education

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   35%. 65%. Approximately 203,900 children were abducted in 1999 in “family abductions” in which a family member was trying to deprive a caretaker of custodial rights. 98% of these children were located or returned home. None of these children were killed. There were approximately 58,200 “non-family abductions” in 1999.

6. Learning to Talk and Listen - ed

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   Narrating children’s activities is a way for caregivers to not only introduce new vocabulary but also encourages deeper understanding of new words so they can begin to define and explain the meaning of these words. Narrating also introduces and illustrates sentence structures. Verbs, prepositions (such as for communicating direction, location),

7. Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in ...

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   for teaching foundational reading skills to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade. This guide is a companion to the existing practice guide, Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, and as a set, these guides offer recommendations for preparing students to be successful readers.