Reading with our children and talking about what was read supports their cognitive development. Cognitive development includes a variety of the skills, such as Logical Thinking and Problem Solving. Just a few of the many skills children will need as they prepare to enter school.
When we talk with our children about the stories we read together and help them find pages n in the book that correspond with events in the story, we help them develop their Pre-Literacy Skills such as, Story comprehension and listening skills and the concepts of…
Book knowledge: the ability to identify the parts of a book,
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Story recall:the ability to remember what happened in the story.
Cause and Effect:Understading why things things happened in the story and what lead to certain events.
Story Sequencing: The ability to identify the beginning middle and end of the story or to recall what happened, first, second and last.
Young children learn best when they are engaged and interacting with adults, materials and their surroundings. Reading together in an important way help our children to develop the enjoyment of reading. to support our children’s cognitive development. Reading together also helps our children develop a love of learning.
Happy Reading 🙂
Works Cited:
HIPPYUSA. Yissum Research Development Company. Hebrew University of Jeruselum Ltd. 2014
Katz, Lillian G. What Should Young Children Be Learning?. The Art of Leadership: Managing Early Childhood Organizations. Exchange Press. WA. 2003