by Amber Covington Rowan Public Library
Many families take advantage of our storytimes at the Rowan
Public Library. We enjoy the audiences and hope to see more of our local
families at our weekly storytimes. Often caregivers and parents are looking for
guidance to jumpstart their preschoolers experience in reading.
Reading is a way to increase preschoolers vocabulary and
narrative skills. Reading a picture book and asking questions throughout your
reading is called Dialogical Reading. This technique is based on the American
Library Association’s “Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library” and to learn
more please visit http://www.earlylit.net/ecrtr/. Dialogic Reading
provides children and caregivers a shared reading time of fully examining and
understanding the images and words on the pages of books. The caregiver prompts
the child with questions to actively engage the child with reading. As the
story continues developing allow the child to express his or her thoughts of
the characters, background images, and interactions presented within the book.
Allowing the child to express himself while reading allows the child to take
ownership in helping read and grasps the sequence of events occurring in the
story. The interactive dialogue engages the child with the book and creates a
time for the caregiver to help the child think of words to tell the what is
happening in the story.
Providing children ownership of reading and the ability to
connect or relate with a book builds their vocabulary and ability to share
their thoughts. Caregivers can easily assist the child with words by
introducing new vocabulary and pointing at the images on the page to help the
child associate with the written text. The role of the caregiver in dialogic
reading is very encouraging and allows the child to take ownership in its
ability to read.
Preschoolers, ages 2-5, are wonderful reading partners. Plan
a weekly, home storytime to read with your child. Make this a special time when
you can be silly, making sounds of animals, cars, and planes. Get involved with
the words on the page and show excitement in reading to demonstrate to your
child the fun in reading a book. Most of all enjoy laughing and sharing time
with your family.
As a caregiver, you hold the power to change your child’s
relationship with reading. It all starts with children viewing adults in their
lives enjoying reading. Begin your child’s love of reading by visiting one of
our libraries and allowing them to see the variety of books available for them
to take home and enjoy. Take advantage of the weekly scheduled preschool
storytimes at each branch if it fits with your families schedule. As a family,
visit as often as you can and set a schedule for picking up and returning books
to excite the child about choosing new books to crack open and read at home, in
the park, in the car, or at school. As
always, the library is always here to assist you in locating the books to fit
your needs.
Resources:
Looking for books to begin your reading journey check out
these options at your local library branch:
Mascott, Amy and Allison McDonald. Raising a Rock-Star
Reader: 75 Quick Tips to Help Your Child Develop a Lifelong Love of Reading.
New York, NY: Scholastic Teaching Resources, 2015.
Newman, Nancy. Raising Passionate Readers: 5 Easy Steps
to Success In School and Life. New York, NY: Tribeca View Press, 2014.
Reid, Rob. Silly Books to Read Aloud. Chicago, IL:
Huron Street Press, 2012.
Schulze, Bianca. 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up:
The Must-Read Book List for Kids. Lake Forest, CA: Walter Foster Jr, 2016.
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