Speaking & Listening

One of the most powerful ways to develop your child's literacy skills is also the easiest: talk to your kids! When you talk with them, you can help them expand their vocabulary. At age five, children begin to understand the sequence of time — what happened and in what order. They can also follow multistep directions, use rhymes and engage in conversations about real and pretend topics. At this age, they are learning about the give-and-take of conversations — taking turns and building on someone else's ideas.