Read to Me : A Practical Guide to Sharing Books with Your Child in the Vital Preschool Years

Read To Me is a thought-provoking, practical guide to assist parents, carers and students in their selection of books for young children, including those with special needs. Reading to children can enrich their language and listening skills, cognitive development, social skills, early reading and problem-solving skills. Sharing a picture book, a nursery rhyme or telling a story also enhances the bond between parent and child, in a way that is fun for both adult and child. This title provides parents with a comprehensive list of titles to begin reading to their child, to introduce their child's eyes to the wonders of books and reading. Annotation. Reading to children can enrich their language and listening skills, cognitive development, social skills, early reading and problem-solving skills. Sharing a picture book, a nursery rhyme or telling a story also enhances the bond between parent and child, in a way that is fun for both adult and child. Read To Me is a thought-provoking, practical guide to assist parents, carers and students in their selection of books for young children, including those with special needs. It provides parents with a comprehensive list of titles to begin reading to their child, to give parents hours of special times and open their childs eyes to the wonders of books and reading Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 4 Introduction......Page 10 Ages and stages in development......Page 20 Fingerplays, action rhymes and singing games......Page 26 Nursery rhymes......Page 35 ABC and counting books......Page 54 Wordless books......Page 61 First story books......Page 68 Flap and other manipulative books......Page 77 Early concept books......Page 85 Picture books......Page 94 Culturally inclusive picture books......Page 104 Preparation for early reading......Page 113 Children with special needs......Page 120 A final word......Page 129 Appendix: Storybooks on video......Page 131 References......Page 137 As the parent of a preschooler, you are the single mostimportant influence on your child and how they will develop. Stories, songs and rhymes are essential for your childs development and itsnever too early to start. Language and listening skills, cognitive development, social skills, early reading and problem-solving skills can all be enriched by readingto your child. Sharing a picture book, a nursery rhyme or tellinga story also enhances the bond between parent and child, in a way thatis fun for both adult and child. Read To Me is a thought-provoking, practical guide to assist parents, carers Language and listening skills, cognitive development, social skills, early reading and problem-solving skills can all be enriched by reading to your child. This book is a practical guide to assist parents, carers and students in their selection of books for young children, including those who have special needs. -- back cover, ed An excellent guide for those who care about the importance of early literacy development of children. Stages of development, strategies for learning and recommended titles are fully described for parents, educators and carers of children from birth to beginning-school age. Includes bibliographical references.Electronic reproduction.Boulder, Colo. :NetLibrary,2004.Available via World Wide Web.Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.