How to use Tessy & Tab with a 3 year old
When your child is three years old, he will understand the concept of mail. The arrival of his very own Tessy & Tab magazine twice a month is an exciting moment. Share the excitement: show your child the magazines that come for grown-ups too.
The Six Skills for Early Literacy at 3 years old: |
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Print Motivation Read with your child only when she shows interest. The arrival of Tessy & Tab in the mail is a natural time to sit down and have fun. |
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Print Awareness Your child responds to bright, familiar pictures. Return to the stories that your child recognizes and that seem to captivate him. |
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Vocabulary Make a game by asking your child to point to things on the pages of Tessy & Tab. “Where’s Tab’s skateboard?” Use lots of praise. |
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Narrative Skills Be a good listener. Your child can “read” Tessy & Tab to you because the situations and pictures are familiar. |
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Letter Knowledge The first letters your child will recognize are those in her name. Review the magazine label, and the names of Tessy and Tab. |
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Phonological Awareness Talk about the sound the featured letter makes and emphasize it when repeating the featured words – “buh-buh-ball." |
| * Based on the expertise of our educational advisors and work published by The American Library Association, PBS.org, The National Institute for Literacy, The Early Literacy Initiative, and the US Department of Education. | |
