"Children who value books are motivated to read on their own."
(Koralek, 2003)
During free play this morning, two toddlers decided to pick different books to read to their stuffed animals.
In the photo above, one child picked the book Zoe's Snowy Day by Barbara Reid to read to her teddy bear. She held the book in one hand and studied the images on each page. Then, she looked towards her bear seeming to tell him a story! She said, "Teddy bear, read a book."
In the photo below, another child picked an animal picture book to read to her elephant and baby. She placed her baby on the wooden bench and lifted the book, seeming to show her baby the pictures!
Then, she held her stuffed elephant pulling him close and said, "big elephant!" She continued to read to both baby and elephant.
According to Carol Quick, (KidsHealth.org, 2013), "...most reading problems can be prevented if exposure to reading starts in the toddler and preschool years. Before children can read independently, they need emergent literacy skills."
In the infant and toddler room, there are always books on our shelves available for children to read any time. We change the books every two weeks and offer different stories with variety and diversity to enrich emergent literacy skills.
-Miss Arigo
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