![]() ![]() ‘Auditory Memory’ helps children recall what they hear, while ‘Auditory Discrimination’ helps them identify sounds and words correctly, both of which are a prerequisite to learning to read. SKILLSET #3: DEVELOPING AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION & AUDITORY MEMORY Level Up: You can start with pictures, and then move to letters (which don’t necessarily have to be introduced in order of A, B, C, D, and so on). This activity can also be turned into a number learning exercise, with questions like ‘What was card number 1, do you remember?’ and so on. How To Play: Show your children 4 pictures in a row, then ask them to recollect the order they were shown in. Thematic flashcards from SquareBox -Square Panda’s homeschooling kit for kindergartners. You will need: Picture cards, or flashcards Level Up: Gradually, as they get well-versed with picking up visual cues, increase the number of items being moved to 2, then 3, and so on. Then, ask your child to move around the room, and identify what has changed. How To Play: Shift a routine item (maybe a pillow from the sofa or bed) away from its usual spot, making sure your child does not see you do this. You will need: Any ordinary household item your child sees everyday. Level Up: Switch it up by utilising solid objects like balls or books, then teaching them to match pictures, and finally, match letters.Ī critical factor that determines a child’s strength in reading, spelling, and writing, visual memory also helps boost awareness, mindfulness, and alertness in daily life. ![]() You can even try this activity with multiple different patterns, and with more colours, depending on your child’s learning level. Now, ask your child to make the same pattern, by themselves. How To Play: Show your children the colour cards in a pattern like “Red, Red, Blue”. You will need: The cards created for the earlier activity You can even teach shapes from this activity, by cutting the cards into circles, triangles, etc. Level Up: You can move from 2 colours to 3, then 4, and so on. Keep adding more cards of the same two colours, and task your child with sorting them into same colour piles. How To Play: Cut up the paper to create square-shaped ‘cards’ of two different colours. You will need: Any solid coloured paper (2-3 different colours) that can be turned into a card, a pair of scissors These following activities help children develop and sharpen their identification and differentiation skills, getting them ready for reading. Also, syllables, word groups, word families, etc. To be able to read, a child has to be able to identify and differentiate between letters first. SKILLSET #1: DEVELOPING VISUAL IDENTIFICATION & VISUAL DISCRIMINATION SKILLS Set up children to be confident and fluent readers, by building their foundation for reading early on. ![]()
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