Developmental Tasks.pdf - Primarily Learning

Language
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Visual
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Fine Motor/
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Developmental Reading Tasks Toddler to 3 +
NOTE:
Remember to provide numerous and varied learning opportunities through
games, music and activities for young children. Some of the activities listed may
be presented when the child is a toddler. Children develop at varying rates.
Some children will quickly grasp and enjoy the activity while other will need
repeated and varied learning opportunities.
* All of the activities listed below are presented and many are assessed during
senior kindergarten.
Sing the abc song. * *
I spy something that starts with “x”. {sound of the letter(s)} * *
I spy something that ends with “x”. {sound of the letter(s)} * *
Make up a tongue twister with three or more words that start with the
same sound. (i.e. She sells seashells by the seashore.)
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Play grocery store or food bingo. * *
Ask the child to cut words from a magazine that have one or more *
letters from his/her name.
Wear a sound, make a headband sound, or post a letter(s) on a book.
Encourage the child to inquire about or identify the sound that the letters
represent.
Use a divided tray or T chart and sort letters. Identify your sorting rules.
( i.e. These have dots. These have curves.)
Use a reading window (a square hole cut in a strip of paper) and find the
letter(s) that represent the sound of the day in the morning message,
chart story or big book.
Use a highlighter and find a specific letter or sound in a magazine or
newspaper.
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Use magnetic letters to create words from picture and name cards. * *
Use alphabet stamps. * *
Print sounds in the air. This is called air writing. Provide exact * * *
directions for moving the hand.
Ask the child to record dictated letters sounds on a white board,
chalkboard or paper.
Use 8 pairs of cards and play concentration. Increase pairs as skill
develops.
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Make letters or words out of playdoh or plasticene. * * *
Use pipe cleaners or wikki sticks to make letters. * * *
Make a graffiti board with letters or words. * * *
Make rainbow letters. * * *
Make large tactile letter or letter combinations. * * *
Create curves and lines in finger-paint. *
Support the child‟s efforts to write his/her name using lower case letters. * *
Initially learn the sounds of our language (phonemes) instead of
alphabet letter names. Connect the sound to the symbol(s)… (letter(s))
Learn the letter names (graphemes) as you introduce tricky words. *
Go on an alphabet hunt around the classroom or playground.
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Using up to five cards, put them in alphabetical order.
Make lily pads. Add letter sounds. The child is encouraged to hop to the *
next sound heard.
Make stepping stones. Ask the child to say a word that has the sound of *
the next stone in it. Identify if the sound was at the beginning, middle or
end of the word.
Be creative! Use letters to create a new character or draw a picture. * *
Make Patterns. Look for patterns in nature. * *
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Compiled by L. Fyke 2006 4