When a child is learning to read, they learn how to blend phonetically true sounds together. For example c-a-t. If a child only knows the names of each letter, when they try to blend “see-ay-tee” the result will never be cat.

Firstly, be sure that you teach you child their full first name. A nick name or shortened version will not help in the long run. Secondly, make sure to start with a capital letter then continue in lower case. Uppercase letters may be easier to write, but it will be meaningless going forward.

A movie or game on the tablet/phone requires very little imagination, proper listening skills or proper posture. At school, children need to sit on the carpet or at the table with good posture, focus on what their teacher is saying and not others around them and use their own experiences to make meaningful connections with the new information. All this requires strong core muscles and an ability to stay focused independently.

Absolutely YES. Teaching children good social skills is one of the most important concepts at school. We will never leave a child to play alone if they don’t want to.