Early Literacy Skills Morning “Work” for Toddlers

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I love to leave carefully positioned toys and activities out for Noah to discover in the morning.ย  I call it his “morning work.”ย  It’s something to keep him occupied in the time between his morning banana and breakfast while I sit back, relax, and enjoy my coffee.ย  Unfortunately, life got busy, and I haven’t put anything out for Noah in at least a month — which means that morning coffee is quite rushed, and I miss watching his eyes light up each morning. He really loves to wake up to these surprises.

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I had a bonus day off this weekend, so I’m feeling quite refreshed. This means that I actually remembered to set something out for Noah.ย 
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I spent twenty minutes looking for Noah’s alphabots until I found them neatly put away in a basket on the shelf. I guess that’s where they belong now!
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I’m extremely curious about his reading abilities. He knows most of his alphabet, and he can name one or more words that go with each letter. I had elaborate plans for toys and games we would eventually do to learn the alphabet, but he beat me to it.
He has identified words in books that surprise me — making me wonder if my assumption that he has memorized certain books and can recite them from memory and picture clues is wrong. I am wondering if he actually recognizes some of these words by sight.
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My question: Does he recognize the same word out of context? I’m not sure, but I can’t resist the urge to test it out. I gave him some context clues for tomorrow! We haven’t read this book many times, and it’s not a book he reads to me yet, either.
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I wanted to make “Up” to go with A Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss, but he doesn’t have alphabot P yet. The alphabots are in his prize box, so he’s gradually “earning the alphabet.”
I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with this!

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