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raising word conscious kids: a chat with Mando and Rosita of Sesame Street

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I can’t stress enough the importance of raising word-conscious kids. word conscious kids

Words are everywhere, all around us. Why not capitalize on the learning opportunities available to us everywhere we turn?

If we model a love and genuine interest in words, that will translate into our kids being more aware of words, being stronger readers, and being more eager to learn new things.

Promise.

This week, I had the incredible opportunity to spend time at the PBS Annual Meeting.ย  As one of the PBS Kids VIPs, several parent bloggers and I had a behind-the-scenes look at new programming, new ideas, and even new characters on some of our family’s favorite shows.

It was incredible, and I’m thrilled about what’s in store for us–they’ve got some top-notch programming in the lineup, from early childhood through adult audience. Really great stuff.

I even had the chance to chat with two PBS Kids rising stars about one of my favorite topics–words!

Here’s the skinny. . .

  • Raising Word-Conscious Kids– Chatting Words with Mando and Rosita:ย  Really. Meeting these two superstars and talking about words with them was an absolute dream.

Check it out:

How to raise word conscious kids: with Mando and Rosita of Sesame Street

chatting about words with Sesame Street’s Mando and Rosita

 

Though it sounds complicated and scary, ‘word consciousness’ is really the furthest thing.

It’s easy. Easier than you think.ย  We were all up in the word conscious action right there in that very video clip.

See? So easy–and pretty darn fun.

 

word of the day: get family involved

Word A Day: Get the Family Involved

Word consciousness is as simple as pointing out a word on a page during a read-aloud, and it can be a totally on-the-fly thing–you don’t need to have a plan.ย  When you’re word conscious, you’re learning along with your kids; you’re simply word aware.

You can admit to not knowing the meaning or pronunciation of a word. You can admit to confusing a word with another.ย  Word consciousness is:

  • talking about the way a word sounds when you say it;
  • playing with words;
  • discussing the meaning of a word;
  • noticing words;
  • talking about the way a word looks on the page;
  • trying different ways of using a particular word;
  • challenging each other to use a โ€˜new wordโ€™ later that day;
  • listening for โ€˜new wordsโ€™ during other read-alouds and taking turns โ€˜catchingโ€™ them;
  • sharing โ€˜new wordsโ€™ as a family, at the end of the day or at dinnertime;
  • keeping a family list of โ€˜Cool, New Wordsโ€˜ or becoming โ€˜Word Wizardsโ€™ and making a โ€˜Word Wizard Wallโ€™ of words you love. . .

 

word a day-- word happy kids

Word A Day: Word-Conscious Kids

Want a little more word-happy information?

  • Learning During Read-Alouds: Word Consciousness
  • Word-A-Day, Creating Word-Conscious Kids
  • Word-A-Day: Get the Whole Family Involved
  • Fun Ways to Learn Spelling Words
  • Word Feud, Words with Friends, & Building Words with Kids
  • Farm-Full of Rich Vocabulary Words

And that’s it–just our not-so-sneaky way of celebrating language and words any way we can.ย  So many ways to play with words, but not enough time to do it!

What ways do you help to raise word conscious kids? Share your ideas in the comments–I’d love to hear them!ย 

Until then?ย  Happy word learning!

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  1. PragmaticMom

    May 18, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    My son seems to love words naturally the most and it’s easy to pull words out when we read together but I need to pull words out for his older sisters since we don’t read together anymore.

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