• Dear Parents:

     

    It is important for your child to be able to recognize and remember details of what he/she has read and seen.  After reading a book or watching a movie together, ask you child questions to give you details of the story. 

       1. Do you think the character would make a good friend? Why or why not? 

       2. How would you have solved the problem?

       3. Does this book/movie remind you of any other books/movies? 

       4. What do you think is going to happen next?

       5. Do you have any questions?

     

    Some suggestions to strengthen your child’s attention to detail is to make it into a game.  Gather 20 to 25 common everyday objects and set them out on a table (button, dice, pen, scissors, cup, spoon, small toys, book, paper clip, straw, etc).  Ask you child to study the objects and see how many he/she can remember.  Then cover the objects with a towel and ask him/her to name as many as possible.  Do this several times with the same items, then with a different set of items.

     

    Encourage your child to be observant about details in everyday life.  After walking or driving past a building or billboard, ask you child to recall as many details as possible.

     

    Learning is not just in the classroom, but in the world we engage in every day. So help your child be observant, inquistive, and wonder.