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First Steps News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2007
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NEW SET OF SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS TIPS
FOR PARENTS
This
week’s tips emphasize the importance of reading aloud
to children.
Why You Should Read Aloud to Your Child
Quite simply, reading aloud is the best way to ensure that
your child will learn to read on his or her own and develop
a love for reading and books. Reading accomplishes this --
and much more.
Reading aloud instills an interest in books and learning.
The more parents read to their children, the better readers
their children will become. And like anything, the better
you get at it, the more you like it. The more you like it,
the more you do it.
None of this occurs without an adult planting the seeds of
interest, and this cannot be accomplished without reading
aloud. When you read aloud to your child, you are telling
him or her that you value literacy. You are also telling your
child that you value spending time together sharing a story,
a Mother Goose rhyme or a poem. Children crave quality time
with their parents, and sharing a picture book is the perfect
opportunity to do just that.
Source: Modified from “Why You Should Read Aloud
to Your Child,” Leslie Barban, Richland County Public
Library
10 Books to Read with Your Child
Ten, Nine Eight – by Molly Bang
This bedtime counting book follows a young girl and her father
through the ritual of going to bed. Soothing and lush illustrations
accompany text.
Madeline – by Ludwig Bemelmans
This beloved story has been loved for generations. The rhymed,
singsong text takes 12 little girls and their teacher Miss
Clavel on many adventures, and introduces one of the most
famous of all storybook characters.
Goodnight Moon – by Margaret Wise
This popular story encapsulates a small rabbit’s bedtime
ritual of saying goodnight to all of his friends in “the
great green room.” Charming illustrations are as memorable
as the text.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – by Eric Carle
Follow this hungry caterpillar as he eats everything from
one apple to five oranges and finds himself still hungry.
Colorful collage illustrations tell this simple tale of a
caterpillar turning into a butterfly.
Harold and the Purple Crayon – by Crockett Johnson
Oh, what a simple crayon can draw when an imaginative little
boy named Harold holds it in his hand one night as he draws
himself a walk, a moon, a home, and finally his very own bed.
The Snowy Day – by Ezra Jack Keats
One morning Peter wakes up to see that “Snow had fallen
during the night.” He excitedly runs outside to play
in it, reveling in everything about the snow.
Whose Mouse Are You? – by Robert Kraus
With tender wit, Kraus brings us a young mouse grappling with
one of childhood’s harsh experiences: a new sibling
in the house. Every young child with a baby sister or brother
will commiserate with this young mouse.
A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of Definitions – by
Ruth Krauss
This book is filled with simply wonderful things over which
to ponder. Maurice Sendak’s small line drawings capture
the wistful nature of the children pictured, and all the discoveries
of childhood.
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten – by
Joseph Slate
The whimsical Miss Bindergarten prepares her classroom for
her students with an explosion of color--a bouquet of fall
leaves, a goldfish, rolled-up posters, and shoeboxes full
of delightful surprises.
It Happens to Everyone – by Bernice Myers
It's the first day of school, and Michael's not the only one
having trouble. Mrs. Daniel can't decide what to wear either,
and like Michael, she can't find things. When they arrive
at school, both are nervous and hope they will be liked. The
final pages show them entering the same classroom, for Mrs.
Daniel is Michael's teacher.
Source: Created by Leslie Barban, Richland County Public
Library and SC First Steps
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