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Attention Parents! Reading books with your children is a great way to start a dialogue and introduce new words to them. When children hear new words, they have the opportunity to put those sounds in a
 “sound storeroom”. The more new words and sounds they hear, the fuller their storeroom gets. So it makes sense that children with a full storeroom have an easier time learning to read. 

Hearing new words is great, but it is even better if your child can speak those words and have a conversation using those words. Hearing the word “bicycle” is nice. Hearing “bicycle” and seeing a picture of one is better. Hearing “bicycle”, seeing a picture of a bicycle, and talking about it is the best.

 So now that you are on board, how do you find good books and start a dialogue with your child? Here is a little guide to help you on your way.

What Kinds of Books Work Best?

Books that

 -have clear pictures

 -have a simple story

 -are not too long

 -have pictures of things that are familiar to the child

 -show action and detail in the pictures

 -are interesting to the child

 

Tips to Build Vocabulary/Start a Dialogue

 -ask “what” questions

 -follow answers with another question

 -repeat what the child says

 -help the child as needed with responses

 -give answers and child repeats

 -praise and encourage the child

 -follow the child’s interest

 

Here are some examples of good books:

 

Benny Bakes a Cake by Eve Rice

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis

Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin

Curious George Rides a Bike by H.A. Rey

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman

Jesse Bear books by Nancy Carlstrom

 

 

Stay tuned for next month – there will be tips for building sentence skills and more examples of good books!

 

Melanie Martin

Creative School Librarian

 

 

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