8/7/2019 Listen Talk Answer (NAEYC)

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A message from your child’s teacher

TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN NAEYC.ORG/TYC

• Acknowledge and accept all of your child’s emo-tions. This helps your child eel sa e and secure and willingto share all kinds o eelings with you. “Are you eelinghappy? I see a big smile on your ace.”

• Tell your child what you see him doing rather thansaying “Good job.” He will know that you see and appre-ciate his e orts. “Wow, you’ve added lots o squiggly linesand circles to your drawing.”

• Help your child make connections to familiarexperiences, ideas, or information. “Good morning.I know you like pineapple. Today we’re having papaya or break ast. I think you’ll like it as much as pineapple. Let’ssee what you think about it.”

Your ch ld comes home every day w th stor es to share.

Do you stop what you are do ng and l sten carefully? Your

ch ld probably asks a lot of quest ons. Do you try to answer

them? if you can respond yes to these quest ons, then you

already know the bene ts of g v ng your ch ld t me and

attent on. Teachers call these da ly commun cat on opportu-n t espowerful interactions. They help adults and ch ldren

keep n touch and enjoy be ng together. These nteract ons

also support ch ldren’s learn ng. Here are some commun ca-

t on t ps and examples of the types of th ngs to say.

• Offer a small challenge to nudge your child to trysomething new or a bit harder. “You ran so ast to the

ence. This time, can you think o a really slow way to getthere?”

• Repeat and extend what your child says to you. Ayour child looks through a book and says, “I like lizards,”you might say, “I know you like lizards. What do you like

about them?’• Use interesting words to build your child’s vocabu-

lary. “I think this ice cream is delicious. I love the creamytexture and swirls o caramel.”

Powerful interactions are rich giftsyou give your child every day.

Please share a story of a powerful nteract onyou had w th your ch ld. We look forward tohear ng about t and talk ng together about thepos t ve d fference you make n your ch ld’s l fe.

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