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Get Ready to Read

photo of child learning to writeSkills to Practice this Month

Provide pencils, markers, and paper and encourage your child to draw and scribble or write. Pretending to write and read is an important step toward becoming a good reader and writer!

Help your child improve his small motor skills by allowing him to use crayons, pencils, and scissors. Keep scrap paper and pencils available at different places around the house.

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Suggested Reading

Books for Children

Doodler Doodling
by Rita Golden Gelman

From Wax to Crayon
by Robin Nelson

Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson

If You Take a Paint Brush
by Fulvio Testa

The Crayon Box that Talked
by Shane DeRolf

The Paper Princess
by Elisa Kleven

Books for Parents and Caregivers

Artstarts for Little Hands!: Fun & Discoveries for 3- to 7- Year-Olds
by Judy Press

Preschool Art: It’s the Process, Not the Product
by MaryAnn Kohl

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