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Enjoy reading with your child |
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It’s never too early to start sharing books with your child. Look in the Stories from the Web Bookshelf for ideas about books you can share with your children aged 0-7 years. You can search by theme, book title, author name, or just browse the whole bookshelf. Remember, books are to enjoy and often they help you deal with certain situations you and your child may experience e.g. new baby, starting school, going to the doctors. |
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Join your local library |
| It is FREE! Staff in libraries will be pleased to show you around the library and tell you about the books and activities available. Your child can have a library card from birth. See more information about what libraries offer to support parents and children through the early years. | |
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Tips for sharing books with your child |
 Make
storytime a special time with your child. Books can be used throughout
the day as part of games or to calm children at bedtime. Finding a few
minutes throughout the day will help your child learn.Point at
the words as you read the story with your child. Use different voices
for characters in the story and ask your child questions about the story
and what might happen. This will keep their concentration and interest
– young children will not usually sit for long periods of time
so keep storytime short and be guided by your child. Talk about
the pictures with your child as this will improve their vocabulary and
observation skills Encourage
your child to join in with lots of actions and sounds so they have fun
whilst learning. Give your
child the opportunity to hold the book and explore it themselves. They
will soon want to tell you the story in their own words by looking and
pointing at the pictures. Children
often want you to read the same book as they like to anticipate when
the exciting parts are coming. This familiarity and repetition helps
them learn.Remember,
reading should be fun! Share lots of books with your child – get
a Library Card for them as soon as you can! |
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Have a look at other useful websites to help you and your child
