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Questions to Ask Your Kids After "How was your day?" (Ages 3 to 5)

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Questions to Ask Your Kids After, "How was your day?"
(Booklet, Ages 3 to 5, Spanish Version)

Questions to Ask Your Kids After, "How was your day?"
(Booklet, Ages 3 to 5, Bosnian Version)

  
Language development is one the most important life-long skills.Talking with young children about their day promotes language development as well as social-emotional development.

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This booklet contains questions that are intended to start conversations that will strengthen family connections and support school success.

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Parents and Early Childhood Educators can use this booklet as a resource for developmentally appropriate open ended questions for young children. One or two effective questions may be enough to draw your child into an engaging conversation.
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Essential Learnings

  1. Programs and Interventions that engage families in supporting their children’s learning at home are linked to higher student achievement.
  2. The continuity of family involvement at home appears to have a protective effect on children as they progress through our complex education system
  3. Families of all cultural backgrounds, education, and income levels encourage their children, talk with them about school...
  4. Effective programs to engage families and community embrace a philosophy of partnership...

Grades

checked checkbox Birth to 5
unchecked checkbox Elementary
unchecked checkbox Middle School
unchecked checkbox High School

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