Literacy Tip #13 :: Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy :: Part Five of Five

 

Today's literacy tip is part five of a five-part series on children's early interaction with books, designed to optimize your reading time with your little, little one(s). It is adapted from research provided by Reach Out and Read, an excellent resource for early literacy intervention.


** Note: Please keep in mind that every child develops at his or her own rate. This chart is simply a reference and is not intended to be a substitute for a doctor's advice. **
 
 
If your child is 3 years of age and up, here are some instrumental motor and cognitive skills he or she is capable of demonstrating from a literacy perspective:

• handles books with competence and efficiency
• turns paper pages one at a time
• listens to longer stories
• able to retell a familiar story
• understands the concept of text
• able to move finger along text
• writes name
• moves toward letter recognition

Here is what you can do to maximize reading time with your child who is 3 years and up:

• ask "what's happening?" while reading a story
• encourage writing and drawing
• let the child tell the story
• provide at least 15 minutes of reading time each day (this can be in small "pockets" of time, such as 5 minutes in the morning, afternoon, and evening)

Here are some literature suggestions for your child aged 3 years and up:





 Enjoy this valuable reading time with your child!!!

Book Review #18 :: Trick or Treat, Calico!

Trick or Treat, Calico!

Written by Karma Wilson
Illustrated by Buket Erdogan

Published by Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division

Copyright 2009

"It's that spooky time of year. 

Halloween is finally here!

There are trick-or-treaters everywhere. 

Look - a ghost is over there!"

Publisher's Summary:  It's Halloween night, and everyone is trick-or-treating! But where is Calico? Is she disguised as a ghost? No! Is she in a witch's costume? No! Young readers will love lifting the study flaps to find out where Calico is hiding.

Mary Elizabeth's Musings:  Babies and toddlers will be delighted again and again by finding Calico the cat in this sweet, lift-the-flap board book! Babies will adore listening to the words while searching for Calico under a variety of costumes.  Parents will enjoy sharing the rhythmic verse and engaging illustrations with their little ones.  Bright and colorful illustrations paired with Karma Wilson's rhyming prose makes this board book a must-have for any baby or toddler's home library!


To read more about maximizing reading time with your baby, check out my post on Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy :: Part One of Five.


Other books about Calico the cat:

Literacy Tip #12 .: Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy / Part Four of Five :.

Photo credit :: The Graphics Fairy ::

Today's literacy tip is part four of a five-part series on children's early interaction with books, designed to optimize your reading time with your little, little one(s). It is adapted from research provided by Reach Out and Read, an excellent resource for early literacy intervention.


** Note: Please keep in mind that every child develops at his or her own rate. This chart is simply a reference and is not intended to be a substitute for a doctor's advice. **
 
 
If your child is 24 - 36 months of age, here are some instrumental motor and cognitive skills he or she is capable of demonstrating from a literacy perspective:

• learns to handle paper pages with care
• goes back and forth in books to find favorite pictures
• recites entire phrases, verbatim, from books; sometimes, even whole stories
• coordinates text with pictures
• corrects adult when reading aloud if a word is wrong
• reads familiar books to self

Here is what you can do to maximize reading time with your 24 - 36 month old child:

• continue using books in routines
• read, read, read at bedtime
• be willing to read the same story over and over
• ask "what's that?"
• relate books to child's life and experiences
• provide crayons and paper in order to stretch reading experiences

Here are some literature suggestions for your 24 - 36 month-old child:





 Enjoy this valuable reading time with your toddler!!!
 
Coming next Thursday :: Tips for reading time with your child who is 3 years and up ::