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Playing verbal word games is an engaging way for young children to build early literacy skills.  Games include I Spy, Simon Says, Duck Duck Goose...

Private speech is the kind of talking aloud children and adults do when they talk to themselves.  An adult using private speech might ask himself or herself aloud "Where did I leave my keys?"  Private speech is an important part of language and learning development for preschoolers.  It helps them practice unfamiliar kinds of language and reinforces that they are trying to remember.  

Preschoolers are interested and curious about the world around them.  Talking with the children in your care about things that interest them and actively engaging them in conversation helps develope language and literacy skills that last a lifetime.  

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