CURRICULUM & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 1 HOUR * LEVEL 1-2Early Literacy for Infants and Toddlers
Reading Activities
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Infants to Eight Months
Read to one child at a time. Hold the child in your lap and turn the pages of the book. Point to the pictures and name them. Observe how the child responds to the book. Does the child smile? Point to a picture? Try to turn the pages? Eight to Eighteen Months Read to one child at a time. Hold the child in your lap or sit side by side. Talk with the child about the pictures and help the child make connections to familiar items or situations. Encourage the child to turn the pages. Observe how the child responds. Does the child turn the pages? anticipate a favorite picture or part of the story? show excitement? Eighteen to Twenty-four Months Read to a few children. Hold the book so that everyone can see the pictures. Point to the words as you read. Place props in the dramatic play area that relate to the story. Observe how the children respond. Can they answer simple questions? When you see them playing later do they pretend to read? Do they incorporate the story into their play? |
New Enrollments Set-Up
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