Reading Pictures 3 Kinds of Illustrated Books for Children
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers simple bright durable
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers feature an episodic text of a few words per page few pages emphasize patterns
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Baby Books may be made of board cloth vinyl encourage physical interaction through inventive formats
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Baby Books feature basic concepts or nursery rhymes stimulate dialogue between the child and the reader
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Interactive books stimulate verbal or physical participation by asking questions encouraging clapping allowing readers to touch or manipulate pages
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Toy books, including engineered or mechanical books, feature paper cut, folded, constructed to pop-up, see-through 3 dimensions Harold Lenz, Pop-Up Mother Goose
Concept Books Concept books define ideas, like opposites objects, like trains activities, like work They are oriented to patterns not plots Two special kinds of concept books are alphabet books counting books
Counting Books Counting books teach numeral recognition concepts of number and quantity numeric order
Alphabet Books Alphabet books teach visual recognition of letters alphabet order They are often arranged by theme for coherence
Nursery Rhyme Books Nursery rhyme books enhance auditory discrimination vocabulary development cultural literacy musical and poetic appreciation
Illustrated Books for Older Children Illustrated books for older children tend to feature a narrative text realistic or fantastic traditional or modern They support children’s development as readers
Picture Storybooks Picture storybooks balance between text and illustrations to tell the story. They feature challenging vocabulary a 32-page layout
Wordless Books Wordless or pure picture books have (virtually) no text Readers create their own verbal text by following the grammar of narrative using their imaginations
Easy-to-read Books Easy-to-read books are for beginning readers large print limited or controlled vocabulary repetitive or rhyming text
Transitional Readers Transitional readers are for independent readers who are not yet fluent readers: lengthy text few illustrations uncomplicated style and vocabulary