This is the fourth post I have done on Literacy Awareness. I first looked at vocabulary in a post called Setting Up A Literacy Center- Vocabulary. Next, I did a post on Reading! Reading! Books and Words Everywhere!- Print Motivation. Last week I posted a post called How Does a Book Work- Print Awareness. This week’s topic something I love to do with JDaniel. It is talking about books.
My mom says I was born talking. My husband tends to be more on the quiet side. Yet both of us try to talk about what we are reading with JDaniel.
Ways to Work on Narrative Skills
Birth to 2- Years Old
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Talk about what you are doing. My son asks me all the time, “What are you doing.” Sometimes I am just driving the car.
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Tell your child stories and make up silly songs.
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Encourage your toddler to tell you about things.
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Listen patiently and ask questions. Reread favorite books over and over again
2 to 3 years old
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Have them tell you about their day
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Talk about what is happening first, next, and last in a story.
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Have them read you their favorite book.
4 to 5 years old
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Ask questions like “What do you think is happening in this picture?” and “What might happen next?”
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Add adjectives to words your child says. If he says, “ Dump truck”, say “yellow John Deer dump truck.”
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Have your child tell you what is happening in a picture they have drawn.
How do we do this at our house?
- It is the most natural part of reading. We chat about the pictures and story as we read.
- We try not to break the flow or rhythm of the story. It may mean reading the story and than going back and asking questions if asking them during the story will keep JDaniel from enjoying the book.
- We keep favorite books out where we will encounter them and can talk about them.
- We don’t do it every time we read a book.
How do you share while you are reading?
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Heaven is starting to talk soooo much better the past couple weeks. It’s amazing how a child’s vocab just changes
i really hope broxton keeps loving books!!
thanks for this post
Good tips for literacy and speech/language development. At some point we had to knock it off with the questions during the story – we’d never get one finished if we kept letting her ask away!
Great ideas to encourage reading and get the converstions going. It’s funny how one is never too old to be read to or to share about what you have read.
Great idea to post this I do this all the time with my daughter and it is amazing the things she learns.
From 4to5 that’s exactly how old my nephew and niece are. Great ideas.
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That’s a great break down for their ages.
I love reading to my little one…he’s only 3 months….but it’s never too early ….
I made a post today on my blog sharing all the reading literacy posts you have written. I love how you break things down by age group. Your reading advice is practical and follows the latest reading research of what works. Nice job! I hope you continue your reading literacy posts.