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Letter Love #6: Letter Decor

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:00:00 GMT

If you hang up some alphabet wall art in your child's nursery, will he become a genius baby reader? Um, no. At least not because of the wall decorations alone. Nevertheless, I love letter-themed decor like alphabets, quotes and other wordy wall art, and I think it can have a role in creating a print-rich home.

My seven year old son learned his letters at a very young age and he swears it was because he spent so much time looking at the alphabet hanging above his crib. Apparently he's forgotten the millions of books I read to him, and all the other "letter play" we did when he was young. (Not to mention, that his brain is just naturally wired for letter learning.) Anyway, for him at least, the alphabet letter decor was something he noticed and responded to at an early age, and so it probably did play a little part in his letter learning.

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Here are some of my recent letter decor loves:

Once the art is on the wall, click here for ideas on how to use it to inspire some learning.

Do your kids notice the letters on the wall at your house?

Letter Love #6: Letter Decor

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:00:00 GMT

(image source)

Here are some of my recent letter decor loves:

Once the art is on the wall, click here for ideas on how to use it to inspire some learning.

Do your kids notice the letters on the wall at your house?

Letter Love #2: Print-Rich Spaces

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:20:00 GMT

I love homes that are brimming with opportunities for literacy development! When we give letters a place in our family spaces, we send the great big, important message to our kids that we value literacy.

Every day I come across clever and inspiring ways to incorporate reading and writing into the home. In fact, it's the reason I started this blog!

Here are a some of my favorite ideas...

Turn something into a writing surface, like this or this or even this.
Put books in every room and organize them like this or this or anyway that works for you, as long as your kids can find them.
Set up a writing area (or two), like this.
Make literacy games and activities easily accessible, all around the house. Two examples, here and here. Try hiding words in the Lego pile. -Or the rock pile. Possibilities are endless!
Let kids see you writing and reading. Reading recipes, writing family messages and lists, etc.
Label your stuff.
Leave letters out to play with.
Decorate with letters, then do something with the decorations. (Click on the link and scroll down for some game ideas.)

And here's more on the value of a literacy-rich home.

I know you have a print-rich home yourself, or you wouldn't be reading this. Please feel free to share your ideas, suggestions and pictures!

Letter Love

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Happy February! This month I'll be sharing my all-time favorite letter and literacy loves.

(Adorable postcards from Rosy Designs Online on Etsy)

Readers, what do you love? Comment below, or head over to Facebook or Twitter, and tell me about your favorite books, parent resources, literacy games, toys and activities, and letter themed decor.