Starting school for the first time is a big deal for your child. It brings up many different emotions like excitement, joy, fear, and uncertainty. Here’s how you can talk to your child about these feelings: Be Positive and Create Excitement Tell your child that school is like an exciting adventure. Talk about the fun things they’ll do, like making …

  “Hey, mom. You have an “M” in your name – just like in McDonald’s” Early experiences with environmental print, the logos, words, and symbols found in a child’s world, are some of the first exposure children have to written language. Noticing print helps children make sense of abstract symbols and helps them to make sense of written language through …