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While connecting experience to language is an important foundation for learning to read, giving children direct contact with books is equally important. In fact, the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.

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CHECKLIST FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS

You should visit several child care centers before selecting one. This checklist will help you, as a parent, look at certain aspects of each center. Then compare one center with another.

Before you visit, read and be familiar with the items on this checklist. Phone the centers you would like to visit, and set up an appointment at each one, allowing yourself 20-30 minutes per visit. Let the director know the ages of your children and that you are interested in learning more about the program.

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CAN YOU PRAISE CHILDREN TOO MUCH?

In the rush to give children a healthy dose of self-esteem, some adults go

too far to praise children. And that can backfire. It doesn’t take kids

long to realize that all the praise may not be justified. Maybe you fail to

gush over a painting the way Mom and Dad have always done. Or a playmate

tells them their clay bowl is yucky. It’s a rude awakening!

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