As you know, the home-school connection is an important aspect of your child's education. These tips and strategies can be used at home to reinforce the math skills your child is learning at school.

1. Provide Opportunities for your child to read to you.
2. Read Everything - this includes signs, posters, cereal  boxes, menus, shopping lists, recipes, comics, etc.
3. Read TO Your Child - and also talk about the books you read together.
4. Encourage your child to read and use the strategies bookmark.
5. Write - letters, captions for photos, shopping lists, to-do lists, thank-you notes, e-mails, etc.
6. Label - things around the house and discuss categories for these things