3 Simple Ways to Promote Literacy During Easter!

When teaching small children literacy skills. The rule of thumb is to engage, engage, engage!!! The three techniques outlined below are sure to help you promote literacy with your little one throughout this Easter/Spring season. 

1.  Have an egg hunt with letters!!!

I am fortunate enough to have wooden letters available from a wooden puzzle. However, if you do not have wooden letters, there are other ways to make them. I would suggest simply writing letters on a sheet of paper, card stock, or construction paper. Then cut the letters to fit into the plastic egg. 

Hide the eggs around the house or outside. As the child finds the egg open them up and discuss the letter found in the egg. Talk with your child about the sound the letter makes, and whether it is capital or lower case. You can also take it a step further by talking about words that start and end wIth that letter!

2.  Talk about the letters in the word
 E A S T E R

There are five different letters in the word EASTER. In addition to the letter recognition, you can discuss the vowels and why the "E" says it's name. This could be a good way to introduce the blended sound of the "ST". 

3. Read a book about the Easter/Spring season!

Reading book to your little one is the most simple, engaging, and beneficial things you can do to promote literacy with your child. Incorporate reading into your daily routine with your child. 

Here are some awesome Easter themed books for children.....

-"My First Easter", by Tommy DePaola

-"Happy Easter Mouse" by Laura Numeroff

-"The Night Before Easter" by Natasha Wing

Have fun celebrating with literacy!!!

Even more sentence reading! (2 years old)

The ultimate goal is to have your child ready to read with little or no assistance from you! 

Below is a video of my daughter Love doing just that!

Purchase Reading at One! to learn the techniques that taught her these reading and decoding skills!

Morning reading with Love ❤️ before students arrive. #2yearsold #superintrovert #hardwork #Friday After I turned the camera off she said, "treat?" Faith Hill
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Friday, March 13, 2015

2 years old & Reading Sentences!

Once my daughter, Love learned to read a few words, my mother and I taught her to read sentences. It was important to guide her and remind her throughout the reading. This scaffolding allowed for mistakes to be corrected in a loving and non-judgemental way.

view below as she reads sentences

Love reading early this morning! #sentences #onlymissedoneword #proudofthisgirl #2yearsold #ignoreCharlescommentary #andhiscryingLol

Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Red is Rojo!

At Love Bradley Academy, we often sing the song Red is Rojo. This song reviews the colors in both Spanish and English!

The video below shows how the song was transferred to the working memory of my daughter as she recites the colors in Spanish!

Smarty Pants "Love" practicing colors in Spanish! #justturned2 #execptionalchild #sayittwoways
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Thursday, December 4, 2014

Baby counts in Spanish!

The world we live in could not be more multicultural! Prepare your child for success by teaching them another language! Expand their minds while they are still developing! The brain develops most from ages 2years-4years. Take advantage of this time by teaching your child how to say things two ways!!!!

#Love counts to 12.... In Spanish :) oh and her #twistout is pretty amazing too Lol #2yearsold #sheaintnormal
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Monday, January 5, 2015

Reading at 1years old!

Once your child has completely mastered their letters and letter sounds, then it is time to blend the sounds to make words! This is one of the most difficult tasks. But with practice and determination, it can be done!


Look below as Love sounds out CVC words (consonant vowel consonant)

Good work Love Bug!
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Wednesday, October 22, 2014

One year old Letter Recognition!

In the book, "Reading at One", I outlined different ways to teach letter mastery. My favorite strategy was the use of flashcards. By using the techniques I shared in the book, I was able to teach my daughter, Love her letters at the age of one!

See below as she demonstrates her knowledge of letter recognition, out of sequence.

My #wcw working on non sequential letter recognition #Love
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Wednesday, September 17, 2014

My Baby can Count!

As a mother it is sooooooo exciting to hear your child count from 1  to 10. You want to post and tell the world,"Hey my baby is counting"!

 I hate to burst your bubble but, your child is reciting words they have heard over and over again. They are not actually counting.

In order for authentic counting to occur there must be a 1 to 1 correspondence between the item and the number. For example, grabbing five cheerios and saying "one" is not actually counting.

While it is impressive that your little one knows the numbers in sequence, be sure to help them gain one to one correspondence. This can be done by actually having them count something!!!

So mom's, dad's, care takers, and grandparents, grab those pennies, cheerios, blocks, and crayons, and teach your child to actually COUNT!

Love memorized her numbers to about 13. Now while that was impressive I took on the task of teaching 1to1...
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Thursday, July 24, 2014