Steps to take with your child for a successful school year  

* Make sure your child gets a good night sleep the night before school.

* Prepare a healthy breakfast for your child to eat before his/her day at school.

* Talk to your child.   Ask questions about  what happened during his/her day.  At night, recap the day's events together out loud.

*Read to your child.

*Continue to have your child socialize with other children and adults.  Children benefit from hearing a range of words in a varitey of voices.  Their vocabulary will continue to grow!  Also, allowing children to play with others provides them with the opportunity to refine their social skills.

*Grow your child's attention span.  Play games together or focus on one activity to complete before moving on to another activity.

*Read Reading Magic by Mem Fox.