Educating a child isn’t easy. But it doesn’t have to be hard either. Here’s a simple checklist that parents can do to see if you are giving your child the basic tools they need to become well-educated.
- Encouraged to talk and listen often __
- Read to every day __
- Supplied with many reading materials __
- Learning about print and letters __
- Monitored for television viewing __
- Encouraged to ask questions __
- Encouraged to solve problems __
- Exposed to similarities and differences __
- Encouraged to sort and classify things __
- Learning to write name and address __
- Learning to count __
- Playing counting games __
- Learning to identify shapes and colors __
- Given opportunities to draw __
- Given opportunities to listen __
- Encouraged to make music and dance __
- Given regular, first-hand experiences to do things in the wirld - to see and touch objects, hear new sounds, smell and taste foods and watch things move __
- Encouraged to do well in school __
- Rewarded when they do well in school __
- Loved every minute __