• Talk

    Tell me your stories; listen to mine.
    Sing songs and nursery rhymes.
    Talk about things we are doing.
    Teach me new words.
    Ask me 'how' and 'why' questions.

  • Kindergarten Readiness Benchmark:

    Talks in complete sentences to describe an experience with details 

    Activity Resources:

    Reading Activities at the Grocery Store

    Ideas for talking to young children at the grocery story. 

    Informational Resources:

    Research about the "30 Million Word Gap"

    Children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds hear, on average, 30 million fewer words by the age of 3.
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