What’s New in Children’s Books, 2008 Edition of Southern Childhood Association

         Grapette, The Runaway Who Rolled Away is recommended by the Southern Early Childhood Association to the teachers of elementary schools to be included in their daily curriculum as one of the many wonderful new books that come out each year.

From the Board of Directors of SECA: “We understand that the use of quality children’s literature in early childhood classrooms has enormous impact on the development of vocabulary and skills necessary for future educational process. We’ve created What’s New In Children’s Literature to assist you in finding the children’s books that are new in the market.”

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            HOW TO PROMOTE READING TO OUR CHILDREN?

        SECA RECOMMENDATIONS to Teachers and Parents:

               Reading Aloud to Children: Seven Steps

  1. Select a book that the children will enjoy.
  2. Discuss the cover and title of the book.
  3. Ask children what they think the book is about. Ask children to make predictions, providing them with a purpose for reading.
  4. Read the book, making sure children can see the pages as they read.
  5. Reread the book. Encourage children to reread their favorite stories, which helps them develop word recognition skills as well as oral fluency.
  6. Discuss the events that took place in the book. Engage children in a discussion about the events in the story to help them understand its parts, such as characters, setting plot, and outcome.
  7. Encourage children to retell the story in their own words or draw a picture depicting their favorite part of the story. Retelling stories through speaking, writing, and drawing fosters cognitive development as well as personal response.

 

Remember:

  1. The more you read, the better you get at it, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it;
  2. And the more you read, the more you know, and the more you know, the smarter you grow.

  Reading aloud to children is one of the most effective and inexpensive activities parents and educators can do to promote literacy. Help your children develop that lifelong love of reading!

Excerpted from Dimensions of Early Childhood, 30 (4), 12

*About SECA: The Southern Early Childhood Association in Little Rock, AR, serves the interests of early childhood educators concerned with child development. SECA has state affiliates in 13 Southern states. http:www.SouthernEarlyChildhood.org

Source: What’s New in Children’s Books, 2008 Edition of Southern Childhood Association, cover, pages i, ii, 45.

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