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EARLY READING DEVELOPMENT

A young child explores books and reading


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age timeline

Concepts
Experiences with reading become concepts when the child thinks and talks about them with an adult.

A picture Books have pages Print is talk that is We turn from one Rhyming words
represents a real with pictures, words written down. We page to the next. have the same
object. and stories. read the words. We read from left to ending sounds.
right, top to bottom.
I like I like the dog. day - play - say
the dog.

BASIS FOR SCHOOL


Reading

Parents Read every day! Read everywhere! Read favorite books


Caregivers many times. Talk about the pictures and story. Use your
home language. Praise your child’s interest in reading.
Model reading signs, newspapers, magazines, calendars.

Graphic Early School Skills Development, © 2008 E. Johnson and Aoi Kodera

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