Point to the words as you read each one and move your finger along with the writing. This can help children notice print on the page. When you point to print as you read they will see where you start reading, what direction you go, and that you are not just looking at the pictures.
You can also talk about print to teach children what the words mean and where they are found.
Say things like:
Suggested Book: Spot’s First Walk (Hill, 1991)
Reason for Book Choice: This book has large bold print to help children pay attention to it. It also has lift flap style that is fun for kids and print in the pictures where they are more likely to see it.
*Excerpted from Development of Emergent Literacy in English Language Learning Children Through Parent Shared Reading by Tanya L. Wren, Pathways Children Centre, Windsor, Ontario and Genese Warr-Leeper , University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
*Warr-Leeper, G., Wren, T., & K. Washington (2006). Facilitating emergent literacy skills in English language learners: The value of team work and collaboration. OSLA Connection Journal, 2(2), 12-16.
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