Let’s get Ready for Reading: A fun and easy guide to help kids become readers…so what else is in the guide???
Enjoying books often and together on a daily basis is the
first step towards developing a love of reading in your child. Making reading time a fun and enjoyable
experience demonstrates to your child that reading is a good thing.
The question we as librarians get asked most often by
paren'ts and caregivers is, “How do I choose a good book for my child?”…the
answer is really quite simple…
When selecting books for your little one a good start is to
follow their lead, in other words, try to find books that follow your child’s
developing interests. For example, if
they are fascinated with diggers and bulldozers (construction), find and read picture
books such as At a Construction Site
/ by Don Kilby or B is for Bulldozer:
A Construction ABC / by June Sobel or Digger Man / by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha. Read them together. Point out and name the
different machinery. Start a
conversation by asking them what the bulldozer or digger is doing. Most importantly, don’t limit yourself to
picture books. Find information books or
true stories (non-fiction) about diggers, bulldozers and construction. It’s an opportunity for both you and your
child to learn together about things they are expressing an interest in. It’s also an opportunity for you and your
child to spend time together. Let them
know that for you, reading and learning with them, is your favourite part of the
day.
Share books with your child, even your baby, everyday and throughout
the day. You can also pick a specific
time of day to read so that it becomes routine.
Children are creatures of habit.
Routines help your child to gain confidence by knowing what comes next. Most importantly, make reading together a
happy time; creating a pleasant feeling and memory for your child, thereby
developing their interest in reading.
These tips can be found on pages 7 to 10 of: Let’s get Ready
for Reading: A fun and easy guide to help kids become readers.
See you next Friday for another fun and easy tip from the
Guide!
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