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Listen - Audiobooks count as reading too. Game Play - If your child is working on early literacy skills like letter names - play a game to find the letter on a menu or on the title of a book. “Can you find the Letter A on this page?” “Mistake Game” - Hold a book upside and get your child to tell you it’s wrong and turn it around. “Ok I’m ready to read the book now. Everything look good?” (Book is upside down. I promise your child will think this is hilarious, but it’s also a great early literacy skill to prepare for reading!) Everyday Math - Just like language and literacy - math is everywhere! 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