1. Children’s Literacy

3. Reading and Developmental Areas
How does reading help children develop?
Physical
Intellectual
Language
Social
Emotional
Moral

4. Reading to Babies Communication
Introduces concepts (numbers, animals, letters, etc) in a fun way
Builds skills (listening, memory, vocab)
Gives them information about environment
Comfort/bond

5. Reading to Babies Ages/Stages Young babies 4 to 6 months
Focus on pictures
Enjoy bright colors and sounds
4 to 6 months
Grab and hold books
Chew on them (choose vinyl or cloth)
Use ryhming and repetitive wording
6 to 12 months
Being to understand
May have favorite book or page
Make sounds while reading
12 months-help turn pages

6. Reading to Babies Tips while reading Cuddle Read with expression
Don’t follow text exactly, ask questions/makes comments
Sing nursery rhymes, make animal noises, bounce on knee
Repetition
Encourage baby to touch book and point at pictures

7. Reading to Toddlers
Promotes large vocabulary of words and knowing how to use them
Understanding that words are made of smaller sounds
Understanding that marks on page represent letters and words
Know the letters of the alphabet

8. Reading to Toddlers
Reading aloud helps kids transition from babies to toddlers
1 to 3 year olds---triumphs and challenges
Like to hear stories about other kids
Reading helps reinforce learning (letters, numbers, shapes, weather, etc)
Strong connection with caregiver

9. Reading to Toddlers Tips for reading to Toddlers
Hold them in your lap (if they’ll let you)
Read books child requests
Read slowly
Use expression
Use puppets and/or finger play
Encourage child to clap or sing while reading rythmic/sing-song books
Point to and talk about illustrations
Ask open ended questions
Use child’s name in story
Have fun!

10. Reading to Preschoolers
Things they know about reading…
Books are read front to back
Pictures should be right side up
Read from left to right
Words have different sounds in them
There are familiar and unfamiliar words

11. Reading to Preschoolers
Tips for reading to a preschooler
Read the book for the millionth time!
When reading a new book, introduce it (look at cover and talk about what it might be about)
Ask why characters may have chosen to do something
Ask what part was their favorite and WHY
Talk about parts of story (beginning, middle, and end)
Point to words as you read
Let children finish familiar sentences
Have children point out letters or words they may know

12. Reading to School Age Children
Kindergarten to Third Grade
Kindergarten
Beginning to learn how to read
Know most letters/sounds by end of the year
Read and write simple words
First Grade
Learn many more words
Sound out words
Make connections
Read simple books independently
Second and Third Grade
Continue to learn phonics and site words
Use reading to learn about world around them
May have favorite books and authors

13. Reading to School Age Children
Tips for reading to School Age Children
Talk about what you read before, during, and after
Ask open ended questions
Read expressively and with enjoyment
Have child help you read
Correct children when they make mistakes, but don’t over correct
Ask questions at the end of chapters
Re-read lines that are funny
Ask child’s opinion about characters

14. Focus on Moral Development
Understanding right from wrong through modeling behavior, helps build character
A moral is a lesson to be learned from a story
Can you name some examples of morals?

15. Morals in Stories The Boy Who Cried Wolf (honesty)
King Midas (wisdom and riches)
The little Red Hen (hard work always pays off)
The Ugly Duckling (what do you think?)