More Ideas Towards Learning to Read

Have a bookshelf in most rooms.
This will show you value books. 
Have a special one in the main living area with a combination of adult and children's books.  Fiction and non-fiction.

Let your kids see you reading regularly.

Join your local library.

*Ask your librarian to help select age appropriate books.

*Join in story sessions.

*Keep selected books in a special bag.

*Keep the bag in a visible space.
On their bedroom door.







 

HAVE YOUR CHILD'S NAME:

 

 

On the wall above their bed.

Written with magnetic letters on the fridge.

On their artworks.

On their day bags.

CREATE YOUR OWN BOOKS

You could include:

*The family pet

*Friends and family

*Your baby's art works

*Special occasions

*Loved objects

*Pictures from magazines, newspapers and old books.

Buy or borrow  puzzles and blocks with letters on them.

Towards Learning to Read

Fabulous books for babies and toddlers.
*Bears in the night by Stan and Jan Berenstain
*Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
*Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle & Bill Martin Jr
*The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle
*Are you my mother? by P.D.Eastman*Boo to a Goose by Mem Fox*Who sank the boat? by Pamela Allen
*Hairy Maclary from Donaldson Dairy by Lynley Dodd
*Crocodile Beat by Gail Jorgenson and Patricia Mullens
*Spot goes to the Park by Eric Hill
A MUST read for Mums and Dads, Grannys and Pops.  *Reading Magic by Mem Fox


My daughters' favourite Authors:
 *Dr Seuss

*Eric Carle

*Eric Hill

*Lynley Dodd

*Mem Fox

*Pamela Allen

*Pat Hutchins

*P.D.Eastman

*Rod Cambell

*Stan and Jack Berenstein

*Sascha Hutchinson

*Trace Moroney

 If anyone has any other authors that they highly recommend please share :)

5 tips towards encouraging your youngster to read:

HAVE BOOKS EVERYWHERE!

*In the car.

*In the playcorner.

*In his/her bedroom.

*In the bath.

*At Granny's'.

ALLOW ACCESS TO ALL TYPES OF READING MATERIALS

*Cardboard books. Great for in the car.

*Cloth books. Great for chewing on.

*Plastic books.  Great for in the bath or shower.

*Paperbacks.  Great anywhere and anytime.

*Pamphlets, Newspapers and Catalogues.

READ BOOKS AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY

*At breakfast.

*After lunch.

*During a free moment.

*Before dinner.

*Before bed.

CHOOSE BOOKS THOUGHTFULLY

READ BOOKS WITH:

*BIG pictures

*Simple story lines

*Rhymes

*Animal noises

*Repetitive text

Read favourite books


over

&
over

again!!

Take it in turns.

Let Baby read to you.

(Doesn't matter if it's gibberish)

& use lots of Expression!!

An introduction

The main purpose of this blog is to share some basic IDEAS and STRATEGIES teachers use with their own children long before they go to school. I believe they help build a strong foundation for literacy.

My knowledge of children and how they best learn is the result of my years as a junior primary teacher. I have been able to use the strategies with my own daughter and share them with friends and family.

Some students begin school without an adequate foundation to build on.  They are disadvantaged and learning to read and write becomes a difficult challenge.  In an overburdened education system the consequences are far reaching.

I believe we all share the same desire for our children to become independent and successful learners.  The birth of my child has made me realize the responsibility largely lies with me before she even gets to school.

 You may be a parent who also has a wealth of experience and ideas that contribute to children learning. Feel free to use this blog as a forum in which to share them :)