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Prepare your child for reading success by doing the following:

Model clear speech when talking and reading

Provide toys that develop the fine skills needed for writing.

Display the Alphabet on posters and clothing.

Sing the alphabet song.

Recite nursery rhymes.

Play rhyming games.

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